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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. carbon (chemistry)

Words Containing 碳

聚碳酸酯
jù tàn suān zhǐ

polycarbonate

双碳
shuāng tàn

\double carbon\, i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tàn dá fēng] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tàn zhōng hé]

一氧化碳
yī yǎng huà tàn

carbon monoxide CO

二硫化碳
èr liú huà tàn

carbon disulfide

碳酸盐
tàn suān yán

carbonate salt (chemistry)

无定形碳
wú dìng xíng tàn

amorphous carbon

三碳糖
sān tàn táng

triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gān yóu quán]

二氧化碳隔离
èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration

碳纤维
tàn xiān wéi

carbon fiber

重碳酸盐
chóng tàn suān yán

bicarbonate

碳中和
tàn zhōng hé

carbon neutrality

吸碳存
xī tàn cún

carbon sink

吸碳
xī tàn

to absorb carbon

含碳
hán tàn

carbonic

碳足印
tàn zú yìn

carbon footprint

碳水化合物
tàn shuǐ huà hé wù

carbohydrate

碳酸氢钠
tàn suān qīng nà

sodium bicarbonate

减碳
jiǎn tàn

to reduce carbon emissions

碳酸钙
tàn suān gài

calcium carbonate

渗碳
shèn tàn

carburization

碳酰氯
tàn xiān lǜ

carbonyl chloride COCl2

碳酸钠
tàn suān nà

soda

碳化
tàn huà

to carbonize

碳化钙
tàn huà gài

calcium carbide CaC2

四氯化碳
sì lǜ huà tàn

carbon tetrachloride

碳隔离
tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration

碳链
tàn liàn

carbon chain

碳化氢
tàn huà qīng

hydrocarbon

重碳酸钙
chóng tàn suān gài

calcium bicarbonate Ca(HCO3)2

碳黑
tàn hēi

soot

低碳
dī tàn

(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)

碳链纤维
tàn liàn xiān wéi

carbon chain fiber

碳酸岩
tàn suān yán

carbonate rock (geology)

石墨碳
shí mò tàn

graphite carbon

碳汇
tàn huì

carbon credits

七碳糖
qī tàn táng

heptose (CH2O)7, monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms

碳酸钾
tàn suān jiǎ

potassium carbonate

五碳糖
wǔ tàn táng

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé táng]

碳原子
tàn yuán zǐ

carbon atom

碳减排
tàn jiǎn pái

to reduce carbon emissions

二氧化碳
èr yǎng huà tàn

carbon dioxide CO2

碳氢化合物
tàn qīng huà hé wù

hydrocarbon

碳化物
tàn huà wù

carbide

六碳糖
liù tàn táng

hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pú tao táng]

碳化硅
tàn huà guī

silicon carbide

四碳糖
sì tàn táng

tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

碳酸
tàn suān

carbonic acid

碳粉
tàn fěn

toner (laser printing)