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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
/ ˈ³ÙʃɑËËŒ°ìəʊ±ô /
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
/ ³¦³óä°ù′°ìűô′ /
- 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.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó²¹°ùc´Ç²¹±ôy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of charcoal1
Example Sentences
Toss a match on a charcoal grill doused in gasoline.
“I set up a makeshift charcoal forge in the backyard and used my mother’s hairdryer as a forge blower,†he said.
Human remains, red deer antlers and charcoal are among the finds discovered at the site thanks to advanced radiocarbon analysis.
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.
Charred trees are dead or dying, some with blackened fruit, some with charcoal limbs clawing at the sky.
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