charcoal
impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
Other meanings
A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
A drawing made with charcoal.
Synonyms
- wood coal
A kind of
- fuel
- carbon
Related words
- charcoalify
- charcoal rot
- charcoalization
- beehive charcoal
- charcoalize
- charcoaly
- macrocharcoal
- microcharcoal
Word history
From Old English "cierran" (to change, turn).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “charcoal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.