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Meaning of carbon black | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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 and rubber-like polymers, it helps prevent deterioration by ultraviolet rays.

uncountable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αιθάλη
Español negro de carbón
Français noir de carbone
Bahasa Indonesia jelaga
Македонски саѓа саѓи
Português negro de fumo
Română negru de fum

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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