LAMPBLACK
Lamp"black`, n. Etym: [Lamp + black.]
Defn: 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.
LAMPER EEL
Lam"per eel`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Lamprey.
LAMPERN
Lam"pern, n. Etym: [See Lamprey.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The river lamprey (Ammocoetes, or Lampetra, fluviatilis).
Note: The name is also applied to other river lampreys.
LAMPERS
Lam"pers, n.
Defn: See Lampas.
LAMPIC
Lam"pic, a. Etym: [F. lampique, fr. lampe lamp. See Lamp.] (Chem.)