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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Chemically too, tire particles are far more complex; composed of a combination of synthetic rubber, natural rubber, carbon black, and a range of additives including steel, zinc and lead. Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Kickstarter The campaign has just launched on Kickstarter, where three colors are available – carbon black, metallic blue and gold. New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024 With these problems in mind, scientists from Cornell and Princeton universities set out to see if the carbon black that's already in the plastic could serve as the helper compound. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024 Bolder Black is a very high-quality carbon black, but it’s made entirely of post-consumer recycled wetsuits (supplied by Billabong) and other used rubber products like tires. Brent Rose, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 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 1 Jan. 2025.

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