charcoal
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈtʃɑrˌkoʊl/
:
carbón vegetal
- Stone tools are dated using organic items nearby, such as charcoal from a campfire or bits of wood.
- charcoal as fuel
- charcoal grill
- charcoal for cooking
I opened the grill, and I poured the charcoal and dirt into the urn.
- I opened the grill, and I poured the charcoal and dirt into the urn.
- And and this Younger Dryas boundary contains charcoal from wildfires.
- We've got our boy with the actual charcoal grill and you've got the steaks, right?
- OK, If you're grilling with charcoal, it's more like driving a stick shift.
- If he or she only sticks to grey pencils or charcoal, the thickness doesn't matter as much.
- And then I look over in the corner and there is a charcoal fire.
- The grayest areas of the sky contain no blue pigment, only wood charcoal combined with white paint.
- Gunpowder contains sulfur, charcoal and potassium nitrate, nitrates.
- So this is the IGK first class charcoal detox dry shampoo.
- I always use the Burt's Bee Charcoal fluoride free toothpaste.
- Yeah, 'cause take some, take some, some charcoal pills.
- So this is their charcoal and biotin dry shampoo.
Examples
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Liver kabobs, beef liver to be exact, grilled over charcoal.
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He carefully arranged the charcoal in the grill to ensure an even burn.
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I pull us all outside where my husband has already started charcoal in the barbecue.
Fiction book (1994) -
We spoke with a group of farmers who were using a charcoal pit that was a century old.
Academic text (1994) -
The vignette shows that charcoal was used to fuel the fire under a grill.
Academic text (1995) -
Every true grill master knows that charcoal is way superior to gas.
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In addition, the commission advises against the use of charcoal grills as an indoor heat source.
Academic text (2004) -
At the barbecue, we cooked the steaks over hot charcoal for the best flavor.
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Many artists prefer using charcoal for drawing because of its rich texture.
Synonyms
A black material made by heating wood without air, used for drawing and fuel
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A black material made from carbon with many tiny holes that soaks up poisons and impurities
- Specialized
A black material made by burning animal bones used to color things and clean liquids
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Etymology
Charcoal comes from the English parts char ('to burn') and coal ('coal'). So it originally meant wood burned into a black fuel, which is why charcoal is the black, carbon-rich material used for fuel or drawing.