Meaning of LAMPBLACK
| Pronunciation: | | 'lamp`blak
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[n] a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink |
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LAMPBLACK is a 9 letter word that starts with L. |
| | Synonyms: | | carbon black, smut, soot |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 6, C, carbon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lamp"black`\, n. [Lamp + black.]
The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of
carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as
in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided
carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various
impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and
various black pigments and cements.
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