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| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip. The ball moves the ink from the pen to the paper. |
| blot |
a stain or spot, esp. of ink on paper. [1/8 definitions] |
| blotter |
a piece of paper used to soak up ink or to protect a writing surface. |
| blotting paper |
a soft thick absorbent paper used to blot excess ink from a piece of writing; blotter. |
| carbon black |
any of various finely divided forms of carbon obtained from the incomplete burning of natural gas or petroleum oil, and used to make ink, pigments, and rubber, and as a filtering agent. |
| drier1 |
a drying agent, as in paint, ink, varnish, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| eosin |
a red crystalline powder, used in staining tissues for microscopic viewing, in coloring gasoline, and in ink manufacturing. |
| fingerprint |
a mark made by the tip of a finger on an object that it has touched. Police and hospital records keep fingerprints made by a finger dipped in ink. These are used for identification, because no two people have the same fingerprint. [1/2 definitions] |
| fountain |
a chamber from which a liquid, such as ink in a pen, can be supplied slowly and steadily. [1/5 definitions] |
| fountain pen |
a pen that holds a small supply of ink, which is drawn to the pen's point. |
| highlighter |
a marker having a broad felt tip and transparent, often fluorescent ink, applied to lines of text to indicate their importance. |
| India ink |
an ink made from this pigment. [1/2 definitions] |
| ink |
to mark or color with ink. [1/2 definitions] |
| inkblot |
a spot or stain of or like ink on paper. [1/2 definitions] |
| inkhorn |
formerly, a small portable container for ink, usu. made of horn. [1/2 definitions] |
| inkjet |
designating a printing system in which electrostatically charged drops of ink are guided by a computer program to form printed characters or images. |
| inkstand |
a small stand or tray that holds bottled ink and pens. |
| inkwell |
a small container for ink, often recessed into a desk or table top. |
| inky |
black or dark as ink. [3 definitions] |
| linseed oil |
a yellowish oil that comes from the seed of flax plants. It is used in making oil paints, ink, and linoleum. |
| lithography |
the art or process of printing using a smooth stone or metal plate treated so that only the areas meant to print will absorb and transfer ink. |
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