Definition of Lampblack

1. Noun. A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink.

Exact synonyms: Carbon Black, Crock, Smut, Soot
Generic synonyms: Atomic Number 6, C, Carbon
Derivative terms: Smut, Soot, Sooty, Sooty

Definition of Lampblack

1. 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.

Definition of Lampblack

1. Noun. An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lampblack

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lampblack

lamp house
lamp housing
lamp oil
lamp room
lamp shade
lamp shell
lampad
lampadomancy
lampads
lampas
lampases
lampate
lampates
lampblack (current term)
lampblacks
lampboard
lampboards
lampbrush chromosome
lamped
lamper
lamper eel
lampern
lamperns
lampers
lamperses
lamphole
lampholes
lamphouse

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