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у́голь — 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.
  • coal noun A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.
  • embers noun The glowing, smoldering remnants of a fire after the flames have died down.

Senses

у́голь is used for these senses in English:

  • carbon A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
  • 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.
  • charcoal (countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
  • coal (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
  • embers The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash.

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.
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