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charcoal
[ chahr-kohl ]
noun
- the carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air.
- a drawing pencil of charcoal.
- a drawing made with charcoal.
verb (used with object)
- to blacken, write, or draw with charcoal.
- to cook (food) over charcoal, especially on a grill.
verb (used without object)
- to cook food over charcoal, especially on a grill.
charcoal
/ ˈtʃɑːˌkəʊl /
noun
- See activated carbona black amorphous form of carbon made by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air: used as a fuel, in smelting metal ores, in explosives, and as an absorbent See activated carbon
- a stick or pencil of this for drawing
- a drawing done in charcoal
- See charcoal greyshort for charcoal grey
verb
- tr to write, draw, or blacken with charcoal
charcoal
/ chär′kōl′ /
- A black porous form of carbon produced by heating wood or bone in little or no air. Charcoal is used as a fuel, for drawing, and in air and water filters.
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- charcoaly adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of charcoal1
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Example Sentences
As for the claims that activated charcoal will help purify your body from toxins?
But not all health care providers agree that charcoal should be used outside of a medical setting.
Anything in your gut sticks to the surface of charcoal like a magnet and gets carried out through a bowel movement.
Some natural health practitioners also say activated charcoal can be useful to treat minor digestive issues.
It was dark, dank, the walls charcoal-colored, the feeling of a cave.
Approaching a native hut to ask for a piece of charcoal wherewith to light a cigar, he happened to look inside.
Aconite … night boat … sea sick … emetics … exhaustion … stimulants … hard drinking … spontaneous combustion … animal charcoal.
For twenty minutes his hand never falters, then the charcoal drops from his nerveless fingers!
As in a trance he crosses the room, seizes charcoal, and feverishly works at the blank canvas on the easel.
I pointed through the woods to a bit of clearing made by a charcoal burner.
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