carboniferous

English Thesaurus

1. from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)

instance hypernym	:	geological period, period,
definition	:	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed (noun.time)

part holonym	:	pennsylvanian, pennsylvanian period, upper carboniferous, upper carboniferous period,
definition	:	from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land (noun.time)

part holonym	:	lower carboniferous, lower carboniferous period, missippian period, mississippian,
definition	:	from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects (noun.time)

part meronym	:	paleozoic, paleozoic era,
definition	:	from 544 million to about 230 million years ago (noun.time)

derivation	:	carboniferous,
definition	:	of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era (adj.pert)

2. relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	atomic number 6, c, carbon,
definition	:	an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance)

derivation	:	atomic number 6, c, carbon,
definition	:	an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance)

derivation	:	carbonise, carbonize,
definition	:	turn into carbon, as by burning (verb.change)

3. of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	carboniferous, carboniferous period,
definition	:	from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)

derivation	:	carboniferous, carboniferous period,
definition	:	from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)

4. from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)

derivation	:	carboniferous,
definition	:	of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era (adj.pert)

5. relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	atomic number 6, c, carbon,
definition	:	an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance)

derivation	:	atomic number 6, c, carbon,
definition	:	an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance)

derivation	:	carbonise, carbonize,
definition	:	turn into carbon, as by burning (verb.change)

6. of or relating to the Carboniferous geologic era (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	carboniferous, carboniferous period,
definition	:	from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)

derivation	:	carboniferous, carboniferous period,
definition	:	from 345 million to 280 million years ago (noun.time)