animal charcoal

animal charcoal

English

Noun

animal charcoal (uncountable)

1. A fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones in a closed vessel; used as a filtering agent in sugar refining, and as an adsorbent and disinfectant.

Synonyms

• abaiser, bone black, bone char, bone charcoal, ivory black

Translations

fine charcoal prepared by calcining bones

Portuguese: carvão animal m

See also

• vegetable carbon