carbonaceous

American  

[kahr-buh-ney-shuhs] / ˌkɑr bəˈneɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of, like, or containing carbon.

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carbonaceous British  

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing carbon

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Other Word Forms

• subcarbonaceous adjective

Etymology

Origin of carbonaceous

First recorded in 1785–95; carbon + -aceous

Example Sentences

This work allowed the researchers to determine the precise chemical makeup of the six most common types of carbonaceous chondrites and assess whether extracting materials from their parent asteroids could one day be practical.

From Science Daily

The Winchcombe meteorite belongs to a rare class of rocks known as carbonaceous chondrites.

From BBC

Analysis also revealed small carbonaceous materials with abundant nano-pores and iron sulfide inclusions in the melt splashes.

From Science Daily

The researchers found that Phaethon's spectrum corresponds exactly to a certain type of meteorite, the so-called CY carbonaceous chondrite.

From Science Daily

What’s more, studies of light reflected from Psyche suggest it isn’t purely metal but probably contains some carbonaceous material, a typical asteroid ingredient, and rocky silicate minerals.

From Science Magazine