carbon black

noun

: any of various colloidal black substances consisting wholly or principally of carbon obtained usually as soot and used especially in tires and as pigments

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Other kinds of solar filters are made from dark polymer resin impregnated with carbon black. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 The only change over the carbon black exterior of the original Xbox Series X is that this new white model doesn’t include a disc drive. Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024 Black and brown mascara pigments are commonly blended with ingredients like iron oxide and carbon black. Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 30 July 2024 There, carbon black is extracted from the wetsuits and other rubber scraps, such as car tires. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for carbon black 

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First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carbon black was in 1872

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“Carbon black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20black. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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