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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
/ ˈʃɑːˌəʊ /
noun
- 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
- a stick or pencil of this for drawing
- a drawing done in charcoal
- short for charcoal grey
verb
- tr to write, draw, or blacken with charcoal
charcoal
/ ä′ō′ /
- 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 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of charcoal1
C14: from char (origin obscure) + coal
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Toss a match on a charcoal grill doused in gasoline.
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“I set up a makeshift charcoal forge in the backyard and used my mother’s hairdryer as a forge blower,” he said.
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Human remains, red deer antlers and charcoal are among the finds discovered at the site thanks to advanced radiocarbon analysis.
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Thousands of years ago, the region’s Indigenous peoples solved this problem by creating “terra preta” from table scraps and charcoal and tucking it away in the hostile soil.
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Charred trees are dead or dying, some with blackened fruit, some with charcoal limbs clawing at the sky.
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