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Carboniferous

see synonyms of carboniferous

Noun

1. carboniferous, carboniferous period

from 345 million to 280 million years ago

Adjective

2. carboniferous

of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era

Example Sentences:
'carboniferous rock system'

3. carbonaceous, carbonic, carboniferous, carbonous

relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

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Carboniferous

see synonyms of carboniferous
adjective
yielding coal or carbon
adjective
1. 
of, denoting, or formed in the fifth period of the Palaeozoic era, between the Devonian and Permian periods, lasting for nearly 64 million years during which coal measures were formed
noun
2.  the Carboniferous

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Carboniferous

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adjective
1. 
producing or containing carbon or coal
2.  [usually C-]
designating or of the fifth geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, subdivided into the Pennsylvanian (the Upper Carboniferous) and the Mississippian (the Lower Carboniferous) and characterized by warm, moist climate and vast swamps which eventually formed into extensive coal deposits

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Carboniferous

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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being the geologic division of the Paleozoic Era from about 359 to 299 million years ago. The Carboniferous Period follows the Devonian Period and precedes the Permian Period and includes the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Periods. It is characterized, especially in the Pennsylvanian, by swamp formation and deposition of plant remains that later hardened into coal.
2. carboniferous Producing or containing carbon or coal.
n.
The Carboniferous Period. See Table at geologic time.

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