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Noun: carbon cycle  'kaa(r)-bun 'sI-kul
  1. The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
     
  2. A thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

Derived forms: carbon cycles

Type of: biological process, organic process, thermonuclear reaction

Encyclopedia: Carbon cycle

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