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 products too, like carbon black, wax, methane, butane, ammonia, chemical feedstocks ...
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New Atlas, 23 June 2025
One addition to the list did stand out to Dobos, however: carbon black.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
Your car tires contain carbon black to help conduct away any tribocharge buildup.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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New Atlas, 23 June 2025
One addition to the list did stand out to Dobos, however: carbon black.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
Your car tires contain carbon black to help conduct away any tribocharge buildup.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for carbon black
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“Carbon black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20black. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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