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  2. Carbon cycle - Wikipedia

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    The movement of terrestrial carbon in the water cycle is shown in the diagram on the right and explained below: [38] Atmospheric particles act as cloud condensation nuclei, promoting cloud formation. [39] [40] Raindrops absorb organic and inorganic carbon through particle scavenging and adsorption of organic vapors while falling toward Earth ...

  3. Marine biogeochemical cycles - Wikipedia

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    The Oceanic carbon cycle is a central process to the global carbon cycle and contains both inorganic carbon (carbon not associated with a living thing, such as carbon dioxide) and organic carbon (carbon that is, or has been, incorporated into a living thing). Part of the marine carbon cycle transforms carbon between non-living and living matter.

  4. Oceanic carbon cycle - Wikipedia

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    The Oceanic carbon cycle is a central process to the global carbon cycle and contains both inorganic carbon (carbon not associated with a living thing, such as carbon dioxide) and organic carbon (carbon that is, or has been, incorporated into a living thing). Part of the marine carbon cycle transforms carbon between non-living and living matter.

  5. Biological pump - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing relative sizes (in gigatonnes) of the main storage pools of carbon on Earth. Cumulative changes (thru year 2014) from land use and emissions of fossil carbon are included for comparison. [147] The geologic component of the carbon cycle operates slowly in comparison to the other parts of the global carbon cycle.

  6. Sorbitol - Wikipedia

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    Sorbitol is an isomer of mannitol, another sugar alcohol; the two differ only in the orientation of the hydroxyl group on carbon 2. [5] While similar, the two sugar alcohols have very different sources in nature, melting points, and uses. As an over-the-counter drug, sorbitol is used as a laxative to treat constipation. [6]

  7. Carbon-based life - Wikipedia

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    The Lewis structure of a carbon atom, showing its four valence electrons. Carbon is a primary component of all known life on Earth, and represents approximately 45–50% of all dry biomass. [1] Carbon compounds occur naturally in great abundance on Earth.

  8. The blue numbers indicate how much carbon moves between reservoirs each year. The actual image filename is a bit dodgy, but the diagram itself is clear, useful and attractive. The fullsize framed version (so that the text is legible) illustrates carbon cycle. It originally came from a NASA publication. - Solipsist 21:37, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

  9. Polyol pathway - Wikipedia

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    It is also called the sorbitol-aldose reductase pathway. The pathway is implicated in diabetic complications, especially in microvascular damage to the retina, [2] kidney, [3] and nerves. [4] Sorbitol cannot cross cell membranes, and, when it accumulates, it produces osmotic stresses on cells by drawing water into the insulin-independent ...