About The Word Lampblack
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Lampblack
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Lampblack: 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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