carbon black

English

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 UV rays.

Synonyms

E153 when used as a food colouring

Translations

fine black powder of amorphous carbon

Finnish: hiilimusta (fi), nokimusta, kimröökki (fi)
French: noir de carbone (fr) m
Indonesian: jelaga (id)
Irish: dubh an charbóin m, dubh carbóin m

Macedonian: саѓа f (sáǵa), саѓи pl (sáǵi)
Portuguese: negro de fumo m
Spanish: negro de carbón m

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