black carbon

== English == === Etymology === Coined by American physicist Tihomir Novakov in 1980. === Noun === black carbon (uncountable) Elemental carbon in the form of very fine graphite particulates, a major component of soot. 1980, T. Novakov, Soot in the Atmosphere, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Report LBL-11676, page 1: Carbonaceous particles in the atmosphere consist of two major components — graphitic or black carbon and organic material. ==== Usage notes ==== Black carbon is often used misleadingly to refer to the soot that is present in the atmosphere. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === carbon black