hiili — meaning in English
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English meaning
- carbon noun A chemical element (symbol C) found in all living things and in materials like coal, diamond, and graphite.
- char verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
- charcoal noun A black, carbon-rich material made by burning wood slowly without much oxygen, used as fuel or in cooking.
- cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.
- coal noun A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.
Senses
hiili is used for these senses in English:
- carbon (countable) An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it.
- char A charred substance.
- charcoal (countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
- cinder Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.
- coal (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
char — full definition
- verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
- noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.
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