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carbon fiber
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carbon fiber,
a material consisting of graphite fibers in a plastic matrix. It is used in radiologic devices to reduce patient exposure to x-rays.

carbon
a chemical element, atomic number 6,atomic weight 12.011, symbol C. See Table 6.

asymmetric carbon atom
one bonded to four different atoms. See also isomer.
carbon fiber
made by the pyrolization of polymer fibers at very high temperatures and used in various forms as soft tissue implants, particularly in tendon and ligament repair.
carbon fixation
see dark reaction.


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