Look up: charcoal

1. charcoal
   [adj] - very dark gray 2. [n] - a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air 3. [n] - a very dark gray color 4. [n] - a drawing made with charcoal 5. [n] - a stick of black carbon material used for drawing 6. [v] - draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
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2. Charcoal
   Wood burnt in reduced oxygen to drive off water and gases, leaving the carbon structure intact. Achieves a high temperature when burnt with air blown into the fire and is used in working metal.
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3. Charcoal
   Used to describe different forms of carbon. Formed by heating vegetable or animal matter in the absence of air.
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4. charcoal
   In art, soft, brittle material in stick or pencil form used for sketching and more free and expressive drawing, Charcoal is rich and crumbly, and smudges easily. Lines can be blended easily using...
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5. Charcoal
   One of the most basic drawing materials, known since antiquity. It is usually made of thin peeled willow twigs which are heated without the presence of oxygen. This produces black crumbly sticks, which leave microscopic sharp-edged particles in the paper or textile fibres, producing a line denser at...
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6. charcoal
   /also charcoal black and charcoal gray: pigments made by pulverizing charcoal. They have poor pigments properties and are seldom used by artists....MAYAR 69/ Category: General • a form of carbon derived from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter,e.g.bones or wood Category: Chemistry
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7. Charcoal
   Char'coal` noun [ See Char , transitive verb , 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....
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8. charcoal
   <chemical> An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. ... Pharmacological action: antidotes. ... Chemical name: Charcoal ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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9. charcoal
   charcoal-grey adjective of a very dark grey
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10. charcoal
    fusain noun a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
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11. charcoal
    charcoal grey noun a very dark grey color
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12. charcoal
    noun a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
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13. charcoal
    verb draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
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14. charcoal
    (chahr´kōl) carbon prepared by charring wood or other organic material. activated charcoal the residue of destructive distillation of various organic materials, treated to increase its adsorptive power; used as a general purpose antidote.
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15. Charcoal
    • (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, u...
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16. charcoal
    impure form of graphitic carbon (q.v.), obtained as a residue when carbonaceous material is partially burned, or heated with limited access of air. ... [7 related articles]
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17. Charcoal
    [comics] Charcoal (Charlie Burlingame) is a Marvel Comics character and member of the Thunderbolts who was created by a comic book fan for a "Create-A-Villain" contest sponsored by Marvel and Wizard Magazine and the alter-ego was created by Kurt Busiek. == Publication history == Charcoal was...
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18. Charcoal
    [typeface] Charcoal is a sans-serif typeface designed by David Berlow of Font Bureau during the period 1994–1997. Charcoal was the default menu font in Apple Computer`s Mac OS 8 and 9, replacing Chicago as part of the new Platinum interface. In Mac OS X, it was replaced with Lucida Grande ...
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19. charcoal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: char′kōl Definitions: 1. Carbon obtained by heating or burning wood with restricted access of air. Synonyms: carbo
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20. Charcoal
    Used for drawing and for preliminary sketching on primed canvas for oil painting. Natural vine charcoal is very soft and can be easily rubbed off with a soft rag. Natural willow charcoal is harder than vine charcoal and gives a darker line. Compressed charcoal is available in several forms. You can ...
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21. charcoal
    A material formed from the incomplete combustion or destructive distillation (carbonization) of organic material in a kiln or retort, and having a high energy density, being nearly pure carbon. (If produced from coal, it is coke.) Charcoal is used for cooking, the manufacture of gunpowder and steel ...
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22. charcoal
    charcoal, substance obtained by partial burning or carbonization (destructive distillation) of organic material. It is largely pure carbon. The entry of air during the carbonization process is controlled so that the organic material does not turn to ash, as in a conventional fire, but decomposes to ...
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23. Charcoal
    Charcoal is a term applied to an impure variety of carbon, especially such as is produced by charring wood. One kind of charcoal is also obtained from bones. Lampblack and coke are also varieties.
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24. charcoal
    Black, porous form of carbon, produced by heating wood or other organic materials in the absence of air. It is used as a fuel in the smelting of metals such as copper and zinc, and by artists for making black line drawings. Activated charcoal has been powdered and dried so that it presents a much inc...
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25. charcoal
    (art) In art, soft, brittle material in stick or pencil form used for sketching and more free and expressive drawing, Charcoal is rich and crumbly, and smudges easily. Lines can be blended easily using fingers or a putty rubber to give great depth and body to a form. Effects vary according to ...
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