English Explanatory Dictionary

animal charcoal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

animal charcoal

Synonyms

abaiser bone black bone char bone charcoal ivory black

Related words

vegetable carbon
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