kul — meaning in English

English meaning

• carbon noun A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
• charcoal noun A black, carbon-rich material made by burning wood slowly without much oxygen, used as fuel or in cooking.
• coal noun A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.

Senses

kul is used for these senses in English:

• carbon A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
• charcoal (countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

charcoal — full definition

1. noun A black, carbon-rich material made by burning wood slowly without much oxygen, used as fuel or in cooking.
2. noun A stick of compressed carbon used for drawing, or a drawing made with it.
3. noun A very dark grey colour.

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