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Activated Charcoal

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Noun

1. activated carbon, activated charcoal

powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Activated Charcoal

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noun
another name for activated carbon

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Activated Charcoal

see synonyms of activated charcoal
n.
Highly absorbent carbon obtained by heating granulated charcoal to exhaust contained gases, resulting in a very porous form with a large surface area. It is used chiefly for purifying gases by adsorption, solvent recovery, or deodorization and as an antidote to certain poisons. Also called activated carbon.

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