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Definition of Animal black
1. Noun. Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment.
Medical Definition of Animal black
1. Charcoal produced by incomplete combustion of animal tissues, especially bone. Synonym: animal black, bone black, bone charcoal. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Animal Black
Literary usage of Animal black
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1866)
""Bone, Ivory, or animal black" contains only about 10 to 18 per cent, of Animal
Charcoal. ... animal black ..."
2. Principles of Chemistry, Founded on Modern Theories by Alfred Naquet, Thomas Stevenson, William Cortis (1868)
"animal black.—This is prepared by calcining bones in closed retorts. ... Like wood
charcoal, animal black absorbs gases and disinfects, but in an inferior ..."
3. General Notions of Chemistry by Théophile Jules Pelouze, Edmond Fremy (1854)
"The name animal black, or coal, is given to a mixture of finely-divided carbon
and earthy salts, ... animal black is chiefly used in the refining of sugar. ..."
4. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1843)
"The fertilising properties of animal black have allowed of the residue of bone-glue,
which was for a long time unused, being turned doubly to account ..."
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