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Carboniferous vs Noncarboniferous - What's the difference?

carboniferous | noncarboniferous |

As adjectives the difference between carboniferous and noncarboniferous

is that carboniferous is containing or producing carbon while noncarboniferous is not carboniferous.

carboniferous

English

Adjective

(wikipedia Carboniferous) (-)
  • (geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian and lower, middle and upper Pennsylvanian epochs from about 345 to 280 million years ago, when coal was laid down

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (geology) the Carboniferous period

    • See also

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    noncarboniferous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not carboniferous.