"carbon-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From carbon + -free. Etymology templates: {{af|en|carbon|-free}} carbon + -free Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=carbon-free}} carbon-free (not comparable)
  1. Not containing carbon. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-carbon-free-en-adj-OrHcnKJs
  2. Not producing any carbon compounds such as carbon dioxide that might contribute to pollution, including to the atmosphere. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-carbon-free-en-adj-VXc3g0i2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 26 74

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