carbon black

Meaning

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

lampback

hydrocarbon black

soot carbon

black carbon

carbon ink

black pigment

Translations

noir de carbone

αιθάλη

καπνιά

Le noir de carbone

le noir de carbone

nero fumo

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