CARBON BLACK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Synonyms:

carbon black; crock; lampblack; smut; soot

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbon black" is a kind of...):

atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)

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