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How do you say "carbon" in Italian?
il carbonio
In Italian, "carbon" is il carbonio.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce carbonio ca-rbo-nio-style, leaning harder on rbo. Keep every vowel short and pure, not the diphthongs English speakers default to.
Grammar notes
il carbonio is masculine. Its plural is carboni.
Example sentence
I diamanti sono fatti di carbonio.
Diamonds are made of carbon.
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How to remember il carbonio
Notice how carbonio echoes the English 'carbon' right in the 'carbon' part; ride that similarity.
Related words
- gravity la gravità
- energy l' energia
- electricity l' elettricità
- magnet il magnete
- chemical la sostanza chimica
- reaction la reazione
- oxygen l' ossigeno
- hydrogen l' idrogeno
- molecule la molecola
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Questions about il carbonio
How do you pronounce il carbonio?
Pronounce carbonio ca-rbo-nio-style, leaning harder on rbo. Keep every vowel short and pure, not the diphthongs English speakers default to.
Is il carbonio masculine or feminine?
il carbonio is masculine. il carbonio is masculine. Its plural is carboni.
How is il carbonio used in Italian?
il carbonio is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: I diamanti sono fatti di carbonio. (Diamonds are made of carbon.).
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