ACTIVATED CHARCOAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does activated charcoal mean? 

• ACTIVATED CHARCOAL (noun)
  The noun ACTIVATED CHARCOAL has 1 sense:

1. powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons

  Familiarity information: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTIVATED CHARCOAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

activated carbon; activated charcoal

Hypernyms ("activated charcoal" is a kind of...):

atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)

 Context examples 

Alpha-galactosidase and activated charcoal are used against flatulence.

(Antiflatulent Agent, NCI Thesaurus)