amorphous carbon

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond

n a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink n nonsense

pairs with guanine n an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond

n a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

n South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) n a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink n destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores n any fungus of the order Ustilaginales n an offensive or indecent word or phrase n creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire v make obscene v stain with a dirty substance, such as soot v become affected with smut v affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn