carbon black
Noun
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Noun
carbon black (uncountable)
- (chemistry) 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 like polymers and rubber. It helps the polymers resist deterioration by ultraviolet rays.
- E153 when used as a food colouring
- French: noir de carbone
- Portuguese: negro de fumo
- Russian: технический углерод
- Spanish: negro de carbón
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