Definition of lampblack Lampblack
lamp•black
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What does lampblack mean?
WordNet
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| lampblack - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink | ||
| carbon black, soot, smut, crock | ||
| atomic number 6, carbon, c a copy made with carbon paper | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lampblack (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- lampblack, noun, singular of lampblacks.
