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Definition of Carbon black
1. Noun. A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.
Generic synonyms: Atomic Number 6, C, Carbon
Derivative terms: Smut, Soot, Sooty, Sooty
Definition of Carbon black
1. Noun. (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 UV rays. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbon Black
Literary usage of Carbon black
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand Book of Natural Gas by Henry Palmer Westcott (1920)
"To test the carbon black, mix a little with some varnish and spread the mixture on
... Principal Use of carbon black—Prior to the war the main use of carbon ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1912)
"Another experiment with soil and carbon black was made as follows: A layer of
moist carbon black was covered with a layer of moist unproductive soil and ..."
3. Doddridge and Harrison Counties by D. B. Reger, Charles N. Mooney, W. J. Latimer (1912)
"Rock Run carbon black Company.—This plant is located on the south side of the
railroad, one mile northeastward from West Union, and was established in 1905. ..."
4. The Corrosion and Preservation of Iron and Steel by Allerton Seward Cushman, Henry Alfred Gardner (1910)
"carbon black. — carbon black is made from the combustion of natural gas, and
contains approximately 99 per cent. pure carbon. It has a specific gravity of ..."
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