Definition of blacklead
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Blacklead (v. t.) To coat or to polish with black lead.
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Carbon ::
Carbon (n.) An
elementary substance, not
metallic in its
nature, which is
present in all
organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is
combustible, and forms the base of
lampblack and
charcoal, and
enters largely into
mineral coals. In its pure
crystallized state it
constitutes the
diamond, the
hardest of known
substances, occuring in
monometric crystals like the
octahedron, etc.
Another modification is
graphite, or
blacklead, and in this it is soft, and
occurs in
hexagonal prisms or t