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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petrochemistry, petrology, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lampblack, soot, smut, crock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carbon, C, atomic number 6
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
hiilimusta
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Finnish:
nokimusta
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Finnish:
kimröökki
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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French:
noir de carbone
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Indonesian:
jelaga
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Irish:
dubh an charbóin
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Irish:
dubh carbóin
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Macedonian:
саѓа
(saǵa)
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Macedonian:
саѓи
(saǵi)
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Portuguese:
negro de fumo
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Romanian:
negru de fum
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Russian:
технический углерод
(texničeskij uglerod)
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
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Spanish:
negro de carbón
— fine black powder of amorphous carbon
