lampblack

Speech parts

1. lampblack - Noun

2. lampblack - Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

smut soot carbon black crock color russ carbon dust pigment charcoal obscenity filth erotica grime c
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Hypernyms

carbon c atomic number 6

Examples

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