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charcoal

[ chahr-kohl ]

noun

  1. the carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic substances in the absence of air.
  2. a drawing pencil of charcoal.
  3. a drawing made with charcoal.


verb (used with object)

  1. to blacken, write, or draw with charcoal.
  2. to cook (food) over charcoal, especially on a grill.

verb (used without object)

  1. to cook food over charcoal, especially on a grill.

charcoal

/ ˈtʃɑːˌkəʊl /

noun

  1. a 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
  2. a stick or pencil of this for drawing
  3. a drawing done in charcoal
  4. short for charcoal grey


verb

  1. tr to write, draw, or blacken with charcoal

charcoal

/ chärkōl′ /

  1. 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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Other Words From

  • charcoaly adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charcoal1

1300–50; Middle English charcole, perhaps cherre char 3 + cole coal, though literal sense of the compound is unclear

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charcoal1

C14: from char (origin obscure) + coal

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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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