Definitions for: Lampblack


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: carbon black, smut, soot

See Also: atomic number 6, C, carbon

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