Synonyms for Carboniferous:
n.
alkali, base, compound, chemical, chloride, agrochemical, acid, element, catalyst. caveman, era, Cro-Magnon man, fossilize, fossilized, the Dreamtime, ammonite, the Cretaceous, fossil. •carboniferous (noun)carboniferous period.
•time (noun)
carboniferous period.
Other synonyms:
•Carboniferous period
carboniferous period.
the Dreamtime, ammonite, chemical, alkali, chloride, compound, the Cretaceous, caveman, element, fossilized, fossilize, agrochemical, fossil, Cro-Magnon man, catalyst. era. acid. base. •Other relevant words:
agrochemical, alkali, catalyst, acid, caveman, chemical, fossilized, base, chloride, era, element, fossil, compound, fossilize, ammonite.
Usage examples for carboniferous
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The coal measures of Great Britain, of Germany, Belgium, and northern France, of Russia, and the largest coal beds of China are all of Carboniferous age. – The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. Leith
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On the north the subsidence in this area was comparatively slight, for the Carboniferous strata scarcely exceed two thousand feet in thickness. – The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
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Carboniferous producing or containing coal. – Unexplored! by Allen Chaffee