charcoal
IPA: tʃˈɑrkoʊɫ
noun
- (countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
- (countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
- (countable) A drawing made with charcoal.
- A very dark gray colour.
verb
- To draw with charcoal.
- To cook over charcoal.
adjective
- Of a dark gray colour.
- Made of charcoal.
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Examples of "charcoal" in Sentences
- The charcoal represents the sinners.
- The grate holds the coals of a charcoal fire.
- In the case of charcoal, the notion is preposterous.
- However, charcoal continued to be the fuel for the finery.
- Raw lamb is skewered and grilled directly on the charcoal.
- E.G. Kingsford is the inventor of the modern charcoal briquette.
- In others, the catalyst is in the form of impregnated charcoal granules.
- He also contributed to the proof of the identity of diamond and charcoal.
- Due to its charcoal content the salt is stated by marketers to be detoxifying.
- Deforesting for industrial uses like fuel and charcoal destroys the vegetation.
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