lampblack

English

Alternative forms
  • lamp-black

Etymology

From lamp +‎ black.

Noun

lampblack (countable and uncountable, plural lampblacks)

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

Translations

Verb

lampblack (third-person singular simple present lampblacks, present participle lampblacking, simple past and past participle lampblacked)

  1. (transitive) To blacken using this form of carbon.
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