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lampblack

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlæmpˌblæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lamp′blak′)

lamp•black (lamp′blak′),USA pronunciation n.

Chemistrya fine black pigment consisting of almost pure carbon collected as soot from the smoke of burning oil, gas, etc.

lamp + black 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

lampblack /ˈlæmpˌblæk/ n

a finely divided form of almost pure carbon produced by the incomplete combustion of organic compounds, such as natural gas, used in making carbon electrodes and dynamo brushes and as a pigment

'lampblack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

blacking - Indian ink - drop black - heelball - India ink - Vandyke brown

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