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What is the reason fo namin carbon?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The English name carboncomes from the Latin carbofor coal and charcoal, whence also comes the French charbon, meaning charcoal. In German, Dutchand Danish, the names for carbon are Kohlenstoff, koolstofand kulstofrespectively, all literally meaning coal-substance.

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12y ago

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