Definition of Animal charcoal

1. Noun. Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment.

Exact synonyms: Animal Black, Bone Black, Bone Char
Generic synonyms: Char

Medical Definition of Animal charcoal

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 Charcoal

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animadversive
animadvert
animadverted
animadverter
animadverters
animadverting
animadverts
animal
animal(a)
animal-like
animal-worship
animal black
animal cell culture
animal cell immobilisation
animal charcoal (current term)
animal communication
animal dander
animal dentistry
animal dextran
animal disease
animal fancier
animal fat
animal fiber
animal fibre
animal food
animal foot
animal fries
animal glue
animal graft

Literary usage of Animal charcoal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1850)
"One grain of pure morphia was swallowed with about an ounce of pure animal charcoal, in warm water ; no narcotic symptoms supervened, but there was some ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1880)
"Shaking dilute solutions of glucose or grape sugar with animal charcoal ... I have made some experiments to determine the effect of animal charcoal on the ..."

3. Chemistry by William Thomas Brande, Alfred Swaine Taylor (1863)
"The special properties of animal charcoal in reference to the destruction of ... After a time, animal charcoal loses its efficacy, the surface being covered ..."

4. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1832)
"Effects of animal charcoal on Solutions. By Thomas Graham, AM, FRSE, Lecturer on Chemistry, Glasgow. THE property of withdrawing matters from a state of ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"P. & J. Martineau patented the use of animal charcoal, ' that is to say, animal substances properly burnt, charred, or calcined,' for refining and ..."

6. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1881)
"SHAKING dilute solutions of glucose or grape sugar with animal charcoal ... I have made some experiments to determine the effect of animal charcoal on the ..."

7. The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry by Society of Chemical Industry (1884)
"Chemical filters for animal charcoal and spongy iron are the principal chemical filters employed. The annexed analytical tables, showing the effect on the ..."

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