Meanings
- uncountableA fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.
Synonyms: abaiser, bone black, bone char, bone charcoal, ivory black
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.
More synonyms by meaning
nounblack substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Portuguese carvão animal
- carvão animalfine charcoal prepared by calcining bones
Romanian cărbune animal
- cărbune animalfine charcoal prepared by calcining bones
Spanish carbón animal
- carbón animalfine charcoal prepared by calcining bones
Cite this entry
animal charcoal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20charcoal
“animal charcoal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20charcoal. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animal charcoal,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20charcoal.
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