carboniferous
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Is carboniferous a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down.not-comparable
name (English)
1. (geology) the Carboniferous periodExamples: "The earliest ink sacs appear in the fossil record in the Carboniferous period around 330 million years ago in cephalopods such as Donovaniconus, Gordoniconus and Saundersites which show a mix of features from older and more modern groups and are placed in their own order, Donovaniconida (Doguzhaeva 2012)."
adj (English)
1. (chemistry) Containing or producing carbon.
Definition source: Wiktionary