Animal charcoal
Translation- Animal charcoal
- Charcoal Char"coal`, n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to
reduce to coal, and {Coal}.]
1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal
substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln,
retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for
fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical
processes.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used as a drawing implement. [1913 Webster]
{Animal charcoal}, a fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; -- used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an absorbent and disinfectant.
{Charcoal blacks}, the black pigment, consisting of burnt ivory, bone, cock, peach stones, and other substances.
{Charcoal drawing} (Fine Arts), a drawing made with charcoal. See {Charcoal}, 2. Until within a few years this material has been used almost exclusively for preliminary outline, etc., but at present many finished drawings are made with it.
{Charcoal point}, a carbon pencil prepared for use in an electric light apparatus.
{Mineral charcoal}, a term applied to silky fibrous layers of charcoal, interlaminated in beds of ordinary bituminous coal; -- known to miners as mother of coal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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animal charcoal — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
animal charcoal — carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals. * * * … Universalium
animal charcoal — животный уголь (используется при процессах адсорбции) … Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности
animal charcoal — животный активный уголь … Англо-русский словарь по экологии
Charcoal — Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for fuel … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal (disambiguation) — Charcoal is a blackish residue of impure carbon obtained by heating animal and vegetable substances. Charcoal may also refer to: Charcoal (album), the debut album by indie rock band Sarge Charcoal (color), a colour that has the hue of charcoal… … Wikipedia
Charcoal — For other uses, see Charcoal (disambiguation). Dry charcoal … Wikipedia
Charcoal blacks — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal drawing — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charcoal point — Charcoal Char coal , n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to reduce to coal, and {Coal}.] 1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English