carbon black
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- noun
- /ˈkɑrbən blæk/
- Specialized
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negro de carbón
- This is the L'Oreal carbon black extra intense liquid pencil liner.
- carbon black used for tires
Examples
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The manufacturer produces high-quality carbon black used in coatings and plastics.
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Then convert the gas to carbon black and hydrogen using a cold plasma process (about half the energy content is lost).
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Use the carbon black as a soil improver.
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The eye pencil is incredibly black, really black and I mean like like carbon black for a drugstore brand.
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The dirt here in Texas is carbon black, and there is enough of it that the earth should have burned 100,000 years ago.
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And also this telescopic carbon black one from L'Oreal.
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China-based Asia Carbon Industries produces carbon black.
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Each of these black lines on the soft sensor are made-up of a carbon black slash Ecoflex gel where they're electrically conductive.
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With the rubber industry accounting for almost 90% of worldwide carbon black output, most of Asia Carbon's revenues and growth are tied to China's tire industry, and as a result, to China's auto industry.
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In the production of inks, carbon black serves as a primary pigment due to its deep black color.
Synonyms
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A black powder used to make ink and paint
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A very fine black powder made from soot used for ink and paint
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A black powder used to make ink or paint
How Dark
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: a black substance made of carbon. This is a straightforward noun-noun composition naming a material (a black pigment composed of carbon) and follows normal compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows 'carbon' and 'black' will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Carbon black comes from two simple words: carbon (a dark material from coal or burned things) and black (its colour). So it was named for being a very dark powder, and today the name means a 'dark powder' used as a pigment in inks, paints, and rubber.