Holzkohle — meaning in English

English meaning

• charcoal noun A black, carbon-rich material made by burning wood slowly without much oxygen, used as fuel or in cooking.

Senses

Holzkohle is used for these senses in English:

• charcoal Of a dark gray colour.
• 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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