charcoal (redirected from Charcoal-burning)

charcoal /char·coal/ (chahr´kol) carbon prepared by charring wood or other organic material.

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activated charcoal  residue of destructive distillation of various organic materials, treated to increase its adsorptive power; used as a general-purpose antidote.

animal charcoal  charcoal prepared from bone; it may be purified (purified animal c.) by removal of materials dissolved by hot hydrochloric acid and water; adsorbent and decolorizer.

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char·coal (chärkl)

n.

1. Carbon obtained by heating or burning organic material with restricted access of air.

2. Activated charcoal.

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charcoal,

n a carbonized reduction of wood used as fuel and as an adsorptive substance to cleanse the air; it is used in some medical products.

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charcoal

carbon prepared by charring wood or other organic material.

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activated charcoal

the residue of destructive distillation of various organic materials, treated to increase its adsorptive power; used as a general purpose antidote.