Carbon vs. Coal

Carbon vs. Coal — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Carbon and Coal

Carbonnoun

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.

Coalnoun

(uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

Carbonnoun

(countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.

A methane molecule is made up of a single carbon with four hydrogens.

Coalnoun

(countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.

Put some coals on the fire.Put some coal on the fire.

Carbonnoun

A sheet of carbon paper.

Coalnoun

(countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

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Carbonnoun

A carbon copy.

Coalnoun

(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.

Carbonnoun

A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.

Coalnoun

Charcoal.

Carbonnoun

Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.

Coalverb

(intransitive) To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

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Carbonnoun

A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp.

Coalverb

(transitive) To supply with coal.

to coal a steamer

Carbonnoun

A plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of a voltaic battery.

Coalverb

(intransitive) To be converted to charcoal.

Carbonverb

To cause (someone) to receive a carbon copy of an email message.

When I send it, I'll carbon Julia so she's aware.

Coalverb

(transitive) To burn to charcoal; to char.

Carbonnoun

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

Coalverb

(transitive) To mark or delineate with charcoal.

Carbonnoun

a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

Coalnoun

fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

Carbonnoun

a copy made with carbon paper

Coalnoun

a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

Coalverb

burn to charcoal;

Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything

Coalverb

supply with coal

Coalverb

take in coal;

The big ship coaled