/ Dictionary / Index C carbonous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•bon•ous Pronunciation: (kär'bu-nus), [key] — adj. of, containing, or derived from carbon. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carbonous (Thesaurus) carbonnade carbon oxychloride Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language