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ANIMAL CHARCOAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does animal charcoal mean?
• ANIMAL CHARCOAL (noun)
The noun ANIMAL CHARCOAL has 1 sense:
1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
Familiarity information: ANIMAL CHARCOAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
animal black; animal charcoal; bone black; bone char
Hypernyms ("animal charcoal" is a kind of...):
char (a charred substance)
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