English Explanatory Dictionary

carbon cycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.

Word forms

carbon cycle carbon cycles

Related words

carbon-nitrogen cycle CNO cycle nitrogen cycle oxygen cycle hydrogen cycle respiration circulatory system pulmonary circulation
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