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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various finely divided forms of carbon derived from the incomplete combustion of natural gas or petroleum oil and used to reinforce rubber and as an ingredient in inks, paints, crayons, and polishes.
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- noun chemistry A fine black
powder ofamorphous carbon manufactured by the incompletecombustion of natural gas or oil, and used as a pigment in the manufacture ofink andpaint . Used as a filler in rubber like polymers andrubber . It helps the polymers resist deterioration by UV rays.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
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On average, the storage modulus scores of composites containing 30 percent soy flour are 20 times higher than filler-free rubber, but somewhat lower than those reinforced with carbon black.
High Plains Journal 2009
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