char charring
11char — I. /tʃa / (say chah) verb (charred, charring) –verb (t) 1. to burn or reduce to charcoal. 2. to burn slightly; scorch. –verb (i) 3. to become charred. –noun 4. a charred substance. 5. → charcoal (def. 1). 6. Chemistry …
12char — I UK [tʃɑː(r)] / US [tʃɑr] verb Word forms char : present tense I/you/we/they char he/she/it chars present participle charring past tense charred past participle charred 1) [intransitive/transitive] if something chars or is charred, it is burnt… …
13Char — For other uses, see Char (disambiguation). Char is the solid material that remains after light gases (e.g. coal gas) and tar coal tar have been driven out or released from a carbonaceous material during the initial stage of combustion, which is… …
14char — char1 [tʃa: US tʃa:r] v past tense and past participle charred present participle charring [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: charcoal] 1.) [I and T] to burn something so that its outside becomes black ▪ Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char and …
15char — 1 verb past tense and past participle charred, charring 1 (I, T) to burn something so that its outside becomes black: Roast the peppers until the skin begins to char and blister. see also: charred 2 (I) BrE old fashioned to work as a cleaner in a …
16char — char1 [tʃα:] verb (chars, charring, charred) partially burn so as to blacken the surface. noun charred material. Origin C17: appar. a back form. from charcoal. char2 Brit. [tʃα:] …
17char — 1. v.tr. & intr. (charred, charring) 1 make or become black by burning; scorch. 2 burn or be burnt to charcoal. Etymology: app. back form. f. CHARCOAL 2. n. & v. Brit. colloq. n. = CHARWOMAN. v.intr. (charred, charring) work as a charwoman.… …
18charring — present part of char or of chare …
19Bone char — Bone black redirects here. For the memoir by bell hooks, see Bone Black: memories of girlhood. Bone char, also known as bone black, ivory black, animal charcoal, or abaiser, is a granular material produced by charring animal bones. To prevent the …
20Slash-and-char — is an alternative to slash and burn that has a lesser effect on the environment. It is the practice of charring the biomass resulting from the slashing, instead of burning it as in the slash and burn practice. In that context, charcoal can be… …
