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CARBON BLACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Synonyms:
carbon black; crock; lampblack; smut; soot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carbon black" is a kind of...):
atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)