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21intumescent char — In plastics, the swelling and charring which results in a higher ignition point. Used in the preparation of flame retardant materials. In vitro means “in glass” and refers to a biological process carried out in the laboratory separate from an… …
22Charred — Char Char (ch[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred} (ch[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop. coal turned, turned to coal.] 1. To reduce to coal… …
23Biochar — is a charcoal produced from biomass that can store carbon. It is of increasing interest because of concerns about global warming caused by emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. In some cases, the term is used specifically to mean biomass… …
24charcoal — Carbon obtained by heating or burning wood with restricted access of air. SYN: carbo. activated c. the residue from the destructive distillation of various organic materials, treated to increase its adsorptive power; used in diarrhea, as an… …
25Terra preta — (“dark soil” in Portuguese) refers to expanses of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soils found in the Amazon Basin. It owes its name to its very high charcoal content. It is also known as “Amazonian dark earth” or “Indian black earth”. In… …
26Carbon black — is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, ethylene cracking tar, and a small amount from vegetable oil. Carbon black is a form of amorphous carbon that has a high surface area to… …
27Pittsburgh rare — A Pittsburgh rare steak is one that has been heated to a very high temperature very quickly, so it is charred on the outside but still rare or raw on the inside. This has the effect of intensifying the meat s flavor by cooking, without destroying …
28Grilling — Charbroil redirects here. For the G.I. Joe character, see Charbroil (G.I. Joe). Grilled redirects here. For the 2006 film, see Grilled (film). For Breaking Bad episode, see Grilled (Breaking Bad). Grilling mangals and kebabs …
29chare — I. ˈcha(a)(ə)r, e(ə)r, a(a)ə, eə noun or char chär, chȧ(r ( s) Etymology: Middle English cherre, char turn, time, piece of work, from Old English cierr, cyrr; akin to Old English cierran to tu …
30kbb — East Semitic, to burn, char. shish kebab, from Arabic kabāb, cooked meat in small pieces, probably from Aramaic kabbābā, burning, charring, from kabbeb, to char, roast, probably from Akkadian kabābu, to burn, char. * * * …
