Lampblack Definition

lămpblăk
noun
Fine soot produced by the incomplete combustion of oils and other forms of carbon: used as a pigment in paint, ink, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Lampblack

Noun

Singular:
lampblack
Plural:
lampblacks

Origin of Lampblack

Lampblack Sentence Examples

  • The most common varieties met with are lampblack, gas carbon, wood charcoal, animal charcoal and coke.

  • Lampblack is prepared by burning tar, resin, turpentine and other substances rich in carbon, with a limited supply of air; the products of combustion being conducted into condensing chambers in which cloths are suspended, on which the carbon collects.

  • It consists of a smoked cylinder revolving by means of clockwork at a known speed, and a style or pen which inscribes its surface by scratching or brushing away the lampblack.

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LLALAM

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KCKACK

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