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boneblack

boneblack is the alternative form of bone black.

Meaning of bone black

Noun

bone black (usually uncountable, plural bone blacks)

  1. (usually) A preparation containing carbonized bone, used as a pigment and a filtering medium.
    Synonyms:
    animal charcoal, bone char, bone charcoal

Forms of boneblack

pluralboneblacks

Questions about boneblack

What is boneblack the alternative form of?
Boneblack is the alternative form of bone black.

Words near boneblack in the dictionary

  1. boneable
  2. boneache
  3. boneaches
  4. bonebed
  5. bonebeds
  6. boneblack
  7. boneblacks
  8. bonebract
  9. Bonebrake
  10. Bonebrakes
  11. bonebreaker

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