carbo-

See also: carbo and carbó

English

Alternative forms

• carb- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Combining form of carbon.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɑː.bə(ʊ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɹ.boʊ/, /kɑɹ.bə/

Prefix

carbo-

1. (chemistry) Representing carbon, carbonic, carbonyl, carbonylic, carboxyl or carboxylic.

   carbide, carbohydrate

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with carbo-

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: karbo-
• Portuguese: carbo-

See also

• capno-

Further reading

• “carbo-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “carb-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Barco, COBRA, CORBA, carob, coarb, cobra

Catalan

Alternative forms

• carb- (before a vowel)

Prefix

carbo-

1. carbo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with carbo-

Italian

Prefix

carbo-

1. carbo-

Anagrams

• braco, cabro, cabrò, cobra, corba