"carbon cycle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carbon cycles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carbon cycle (plural carbon cycles)
  1. The physical cycle of carbon through the Earth’s biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that includes such processes as photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and carbonification. Wikipedia link: carbon cycle Categories (topical): Carbon Related terms: carbon-nitrogen cycle, CNO cycle, nitrogen cycle, oxygen cycle, hydrogen cycle, respiration, circulatory system, pulmonary circulation Translations (cycle of carbon): cicle del carboni [masculine] (Catalan), 碳循環 (Chinese Mandarin), 碳循环 (tànxúnhuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kulstofkredsløb [neuter] (Danish), carbonkredsløb [neuter] (Danish), koolstofkringloop [neuter] (Dutch), hiilikierto (Finnish), hiilisykli (Finnish), cycle du carbone [masculine] (French), Kohlenstoffzyklus [masculine] (German), Kohlenstoffkreislauf [masculine] (German), hringrás kolefnis [feminine] (Icelandic), timthriall carbóin [masculine] (Irish), ciclo del carbonio [masculine] (Italian), hurihanga waro (Maori), ciclo do carbono [masculine] (Portuguese), цикл углеро́да (cikl ugleróda) [masculine] (Russian), ciclo del carbono [masculine] (Spanish), ikot-karbono (Tagalog), ikot-karbon (Tagalog)

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