Meanings
nounbone black (usually uncountable, plural bone blacks)
plural bone blacks · alternative boneblack
- uncountableusuallyA preparation containing carbonized bone, used as a pigment and a filtering medium.
Synonyms: animal charcoal, bone char, bone charcoal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA preparation containing carbonized bone, used as a pigment and a filtering medium.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounblack substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 骨炭
- 骨炭 (gwat¹ taan³)preparation containing carbonized bone
Chinese Mandarin 骨炭
- 骨炭 (gǔtàn)preparation containing carbonized bone
Japanese 骨炭
- 骨炭 (kottan)preparation containing carbonized bone
Korean 골탄
- 골탄 (goltan)preparation containing carbonized bone
Swedish bensvart
- bensvartpreparation containing carbonized bone
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APA
bone black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20black
MLA
“bone black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20black. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone black,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20black.
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