Why is it das Karbon?

Karbon ends in the word der Bon. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: das Karbon.

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Meaning

[1] Geology: The fifth and most important geological formation of the Paleozoic

[1] Geologie: die fünfte und bedeutendste geologische Formation des Paläozoikums

Examples

[1] The flora of the carbon, which was mostly a tropical character, was very lush

[1] Die Pflanzenwelt des Karbons, die meist tropischen Charakters war, war sehr üppig.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Karbon —
Genitiv des Karbons —
Dativ dem Karbon —
Akkusativ das Karbon —

Pronunciation

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