carbon blackn.
/ˌkɑːbən ˈblak/, U.S. /ˌkɑrbən ˈblæk/ A very fine, amorphous, carbon powder used as a pigment and filler, typically formed by the incomplete burning of hydrocarbons; = lamp-black n. Frequently attributive.
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blackOE
lamp-black1598
charcoal-black1622
ivory-black1634
blue-black1665
bone black1665
Indian ink1665
India ink1700
smoke-black1712
China-ink1782
Frankfort black1823
almond black1835
Spanish black1839
gas black1841
abaiser1849
peach black1852
vine-black1860
carbon black1872
drop-black1879
aspergillin1891
1872 Manufacturer & Builder Mar. 72/2 It is necessary to make provisions to dispose at a profit of the diluted acid proceeding from the washings of the carbon black obtained.
1884 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 6 108 Apparatus for the manufacture of carbon black.
1930 Engineering 9 May 605/3 The carbon-black industry in the United States.
1934 Discovery May 138/2 Indian ink contains carbon black.
1963 Science 26 July 330 (caption) A vulcanized neoprene synthetic elastomer containing 35 percent of carbon black filler.
1999 R. German World of Rubber (Brit. Rubber Manuf. Assoc.) 24 Carbon black is so effective at strengthening rubber that it actually stiffens up the mixture and the final product.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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