carbon cycle
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Remove ads
Noun
carbon cycle (plural carbon cycles)
- The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification.
Related terms
- carbon-nitrogen cycle
- CNO cycle
- nitrogen cycle
- oxygen cycle
- hydrogen cycle
Translations
cycle of carbon
|
See also
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads