Meanings
- uncountableA very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.
Synonyms: activated charcoal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.
More synonyms by meaning
nounpowdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian акти́вен въ́глен
- акти́вен въ́глен (aktíven vắglen)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Chinese Mandarin 活性炭
- 活性炭 (huóxìngtàn)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Dutch actieve kool
- actieve koolabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Finnish aktiivihiili
- aktiivihiiliabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
French charbon activé, charbon actif
- charbon activéabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
- charbon actifabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
German Aktivkohle
- Aktivkohleabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Hungarian aktív szén
- aktív szénabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Indonesian karbon aktif, arang aktif
- karbon aktifabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
- arang aktifabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Japanese 活性炭
- 活性炭 (kasseitan)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Korean 활성탄
- 활성탄 (hwalseongtan)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Polish węgiel aktywowany, węgiel aktywny
- węgiel aktywowanyabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
- węgiel aktywnyabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Portuguese carvão ativado
- carvão ativadoabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Romanian cărbune activ
- cărbune activabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Russian активи́рованный у́голь
- активи́рованный у́голь (aktivírovannyj úgolʹ)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Spanish carbón activado, carbón grafitizado
- carbón activadoabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
- carbón grafitizadoabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Swedish aktivt kol
- aktivt kolabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Turkish aktif karbon
- aktif karbonabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Ukrainian активоване вугілля
- активоване вугілля (aktyvovane vuhillja)absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Vietnamese than hoạt tính
- than hoạt tínhabsorbent form of finely powdered carbon
Cite this entry
activated carbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activated%20carbon
“activated carbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activated%20carbon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activated carbon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activated%20carbon.
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