Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish hiilimusta, nokimusta
- hiilimustafine black powder of amorphous carbon
- nokimustafine black powder of amorphous carbon
- kimröökkifine black powder of amorphous carbon
French noir de carbone
- noir de carbonefine black powder of amorphous carbon
Indonesian jelaga
- jelagafine black powder of amorphous carbon
Irish dubh an charbóin, dubh carbóin
- dubh an charbóinfine black powder of amorphous carbon
- dubh carbóinfine black powder of amorphous carbon
Portuguese negro de fumo
- negro de fumofine black powder of amorphous carbon
Romanian negru de fum
- negru de fumfine black powder of amorphous carbon
Russian технический углерод
- технический углерод (texničeskij uglerod)fine black powder of amorphous carbon
Spanish negro de carbón
- negro de carbónfine black powder of amorphous carbon
Cite this entry
carbon black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20black
“carbon black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20black. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon black,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20black.
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