Akademik

carbon cycle
noun
1. the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process
2. a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars
Hypernyms: ↑thermonuclear reaction

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ˈcarbon cycle 7 [carbon cycle carbon cycles] noun countable, uncountable
the processes by which ↑carbon is changed from one form to another within the environment, for example in plants and when wood or oil is burned

Useful english dictionary. 2012.