charcoal

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char·coal / ˈchärˌkōl/ • n. a porous black solid, consisting of an amorphous form of carbon, obtained as a residue when wood, bone, or other organic matter is heated in the absence of air. ∎  briquettes of charcoal used for barbecueing: lamb grilled on charcoal. ∎  a crayon made of charcoal and used for drawing. ∎  a drawing made using charcoal. ∎  a dark gray color: his charcoal sweater | [as adj.] charcoal gray. • v. [usu. as adj.] (charcoaled) cook over charcoal: charcoaled lobster.

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