activated charcoal

ac·ti·vate char·coal

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Definitions of activated charcoal words

noun activated charcoal a form of carbon having very fine pores: used chiefly for adsorbing gases or solutes, as in various filter systems for purification, deodorization, and decolorization. 1
noun activated charcoal (chemistry) activated carbon. 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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