Charcoal
![]() Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and vegetable substances. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It is usually produced by heating wood in the absence of oxygen (see char), but sugar ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ charcoal, bone charcoal (which contains a great amount of calcium phosphate), ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ and others can be produced as well. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The light, black, porous material is 85% to 98% carbon, and resembles coal. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The first part of the word is of obscure origin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The independent use of "char", meaning to scorch, to reduce to carbon, is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ comparatively recent and must be a back-formation from the earlier charcoal. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It may be a use of the word charren, meaning to turn, i.e., wood changed or ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ turned to coal; or it may be from the French charbon. A person who manufactured charcoal was formerly known as a collier, though the term was used later for those who dealt in coal. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Wood: :This article describes the material produced by trees. For other uses, see Wood (disambiguation).... Oxygen: :This article is about the chemical element oxygen. For other usage, see Oxygen (disambiguation).... Char: Char may mean:... Charcoal related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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~ Related Subjects ~Phosphate (1) - Calcium (1) - Coal (1) - Collier (1) - Oxygen (1) - Wood (1) - Bone char (1) - Char (1) -~ Community ~
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