animal charcoal
Americannoun
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The phenomenon is regarded as one of purely mechanical surface-attraction, and is compared with that exercised by animal charcoal when employed in decolourizing a solution of some colouring matter.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
It was once the general opinion that the action of animal charcoal was limited to bodies of organic origin, but it has since been found that inorganic matters are likewise influenced.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
One turned out to be a piece of animal charcoal, another was chalk, and a third a vegetable substance like a bezoar.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
It is got as a by-product in the manufacture of animal charcoal.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
The animal charcoal might possibly have been useful if applied immediately.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
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