chalk dust

Blackboard eraser residue

Chalk dust is the fine powder that accumulates when chalk is used, especially on blackboards.

Teachers and students brush it from their hands and clothes.

The particles hang in the air and settle on surfaces near chalkboards.

The eraser sent up a cloud of chalk dust.

Related

white · white powder · teacher · dry erase · hands · clap · residue · fingers · smudge · writing · school · old school · particles · fine · fine particles · sneeze · dry · gritty

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physical state/moisture

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Clear essential liquid

liquid · moisture · slurry · puddle · solution

texture/form

chalk dustchalk block

Compressed drying agent

solid block · chunk · monolith · boulder · ingot

writing/marking medium

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Writing fluid

paint · indelible ink · oil-based paint

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G