Lam nec to my

(lam-nek' -to-me). Same as. A ve el containing a liquid capable of burning, and a wick. It is used to give light. L., A phlogistic, a lamp devised by Davy in which glowing platinum furnishes the light. L. -black, a fine black substance, almost pure carbon, made by burning coal-oils in an atmosphere deficient in oxygen, or by allowing a gas-flame to impinge on a cold surface. See Pigments, Conspectus of. L., Laryngoscopic, a small incandescent lamp used in laryngoscopy. One form is provided with reflectors and lenses by means of which light can be projected into the mouth, pharynx, and larynx. L., Lee's, a lamp used in mercurial fumigation. L., Mercurial, a lamp consisting of two cups, an upper for holding the mercury, a lower for holding water. The latter is heated by means of a Bunsen burner, the water and mercury being both vaporized. L., Spirit, one in which alcohol is used to produce heat rather than light. L., Van Buren's, a device for mercurial fumigation.