carbonless

adjective

car·​bon·​less ˈkär-bən-ləs 

1

: being without carbon

2

: being or composed of paper that makes multiple copies without intervening layers of carbon paper

carbonless forms

Examples of carbonless in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Among the sector’s attractions are its nearly carbonless footprint and around-the-clock availability, in contrast to solar and wind, which generate electricity that fluctuates depending on the elements. — David Meyer, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024

Fusion, my friends, means not just infinite carbonless energy but more balloons. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2023

Herds of beef cattle grazed placidly beneath swooping turbines tilting at a carbonless future. — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021

The process was invented at 3M in 1965, after a chemist at the company developed a carbonless copy paper that used the technology, according to the website Mental Floss. — Nestor Ramos, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018

PCBs had many uses in manufacturing, including the production of carbonless paper manufactured between 1954 and 1971. — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2017

In the packet were two sheets of carbonless copy paper that, unbeknown to participants, created an imprint of their writing. — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1