animal charcoal
A fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vesselA fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.
More definitions
- black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
Translations
2 languagesSynonyms
6 synonymsabaiserbone blackbone charivory blackbone charcoal
Close in meaning
- black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment:bone blackbone charanimal black
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvegetable carbon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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