animal charcoal

American  

noun

1. carbon obtained from the carbonization of organic tissue of animals.

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Example Sentences

Filter through animal charcoal to remove part of the colouring matter.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

If a brown colour is produced on the addition of sulphuric acid, another sample should be taken and boiled with animal charcoal before evaporating.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The bones are either used for manure, or are converted into animal charcoal, worth about three cents per pound, which is valuable for various purposes in the arts.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

It possesses also still a slight smell and taste of lead plaster, which may be removed by diluting it with water, and by digestion with animal charcoal, and some fresh burnt-wood charcoal.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Others consider that the nitrogen, which is present in all animal charcoal and extremely difficult to remove, is essential to the action.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.