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noun
An amorphous form of carbon made from soot (incompletely burned organic matter); used to make pigments and inks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To blacken (something) using this form of carbon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
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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Synonyms: carbon black, soot, smut, crock
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carbon, C, atomic number 6
History
Etymology tree English lamp Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English lampblack From lamp + black.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
