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Lampblack

Lampblack Meaning & Definition
Lampblack Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lampblack?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lampblack: carbon black | smut | soot

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See Also | atomic number 6 | C | carbon

Lampblack In Webster's Dictionary

\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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