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carbon vs carbon black

carbon black vs carbon

carbon and carbon black both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carbon Yes No No No
carbon black Yes No No No
As nouns, carbon black is a hyponym of carbon; that is, carbon black is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carbon:
  • carbon: an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
  • carbon black: a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
carbon (noun) carbon black (noun)
a copy made with carbon paper a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds
a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper
Difference between carbon and carbon black

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