CARBON CYCLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does carbon cycle mean? • CARBON CYCLE (noun)
The noun CARBON CYCLE has 2 senses:
1. the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
2. a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Familiarity information: CARBON CYCLE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARBON CYCLE (noun)
Meaning:
The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("carbon cycle" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Meaning:
A thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("carbon cycle" is a kind of...):
thermonuclear reaction (a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun))
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