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Carbon black is a commercial product manufactured by thermal @D01547@, including detonation, or by incomplete combustion of carbon hydrogen compounds and has a well-defined @MT07285@ with a minimum content of tars or other extraneous materials. For historical reasons, however, carbon black is popularly but incorrectly regarded as a form of @S05768@. In fact, in many languages, the same word is used to designate both materials. Carbon black is manufactured under controlled conditions, whereas @S05768@ is randomly formed. They can be distinguished on the basis of tar, ash content and impurities. Attempts in the literature to create a general term, 'aciniform carbon', which would cover both carbon black and @S05768@, are not yet generally accepted.