charcoal
Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter,…Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
» Did you remember to buy charcoal?
Hast du daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Habt ihr daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Haben Sie daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
(countable, usually)A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
Kohle
у́гольúgolʹ
вугли́наvuhlýna
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
(countable, usually)A drawing made with charcoal.
рису́нок углёмrisúnok ugljóm
a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
(uncountable, usually)A very dark gray colour.
угольныйugolʹnyj
a very dark grey color
Examples
22 sentencesDid you remember to buy charcoal?
deHast du daran gedacht, Holzkohle zu kaufen?
Tom works for a company that sells charcoal.
ruТом работает на компанию, производящую древесный уголь.
We used that whole bag of charcoal for our barbecue party.
Lumberjacks who make charcoal live there.
deDort wohnen Holzfäller, die Holzkohle herstellen.
Wood and charcoal are good fuels.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old EFrom Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”). By surface analysis, char (Etymology 3 [verb]) + coal.
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Forms
plural: charcoalsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a stick of black carbon material used for drawing:fusain
- a very dark grey color:charcoal greycharcoal grayoxford greyoxford gray
- a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air:wood coal
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable