LAMPBLACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lampblack mean? 

• LAMPBLACK (noun)
  The noun LAMPBLACK has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LAMPBLACK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAMPBLACK (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

carbon black; crock; lampblack; smut; soot

Hypernyms ("lampblack" is a kind of...):

atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)