lampblack

lampblack is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 27 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and various black pigments and cements.
2. noun. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

   Synonyms: crock, smut, soot

Synonyms

crock, smut, soot

Common word forms

lampblacked, lampblacking

Words from these letters

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