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lampblack: see carbon black carbon black, mixture of partially burned hydrocarbons. Carbon black is produced by partial combustion of natural gas . It is used as a black pigment for inks and paints, and is used in large amounts by the tire industry in the production of vulcanized rubber. ..... Click the link for more information. . lampblack 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 [′lamp‚blak] (materials) A grayish-black amorphous, practically pure form of carbon made by burning oil, coal tar, resin, or other carbonaceous substance in an insufficient supply of air; used in making paints, lead pencils, metal polishes, electric brush carbons, crayons, and carbon papers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Our pilgrims would have liked very well to get out their lampblack and stencil-plates and paint their names on that rock, together with the names of the villages they hail from in America, but the priests permit nothing of that kind. |
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