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carbon black

carbon black noun: a fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.

Noun

carbon black (uncountable)

  1. A fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.
    Synonyms:
    E153 when used as a food coloring

carbon black meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

carbon black in Tamil

கரிக் கருமை

carbon black in Indonesian

fine black powder of amorphous carbon
jelaga

Synonyms of carbon black

  • E153 when used as a food coloring

Questions about carbon black

What does carbon black mean?
Carbon black means a fine black powder of amorphous carbon manufactured by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture of ink and paint. Used as a filler in rubber and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.
What is carbon black in Tamil?
Carbon black in Tamil is கரிக் கருமை. See Carbon black meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carbon black?
Carbon black is a noun.

Words near carbon black in the dictionary

  1. carbon arcs
  2. carbon audit
  3. carbon audits
  4. carbon bisulfide
  5. carbon bisulphide
  6. carbon black
  7. carbon budget
  8. carbon budgets
  9. carbon burning
  10. carbon capture
  11. carbon chauvinism

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