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boneblack
or bone black
[ bohn-blak ]
/ ˈboʊnˌblæk /
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noun
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Words nearby boneblack
bond washing, bondwoman, bone, bone ash, bone bed, boneblack, bone block, bone canaliculus, bone cell, bone china, bone conduction
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How to use boneblack in a sentence
While they may improve conditions somewhat, the only solution to such a problem is the use of the boneblack process.
British Dictionary definitions for boneblack
boneblack
/ (ˈbəʊnˌblæk) /
noun
a black residue from the destructive distillation of bones, containing about 10 per cent carbon and 80 per cent calcium phosphate, used as a decolorizing agent and pigment
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