puuhiili — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

puuhiili is used for these senses in English:

• char A charred substance.
• charcoal (countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

char — full definition

1. verb To burn something so that its surface turns black, or to burn it down to charcoal.
2. noun A cold-water fish related to salmon and trout, found in northern rivers and lakes.

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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