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Definition: Activated Charcoal |
Activated CharcoalNoun1. Powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Electrical Engineering | A form of carbon with a large surface area, heated to drive off impurities, and with a large absorptive capacity. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | See:activated carbon. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Activated charcoal is charcoal that has been heated to increase its absorption capacity. It is often used to absorb poisons, for example, in the filters of gas masks, and to neutralize ingested poisons. It can also be used as a filter for purification of liquids.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Activated charcoal."
Synonym: Activated CharcoalSynonym: activated carbon (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Activated Charcoal |
| Specialty definitions using "activated charcoal": Enterosorption ♦ gas adsorption chromatography, gas-solid chromatography ♦ Hemoperfusion. (references) |
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Health | Activated charcoal tablets (Charcocaps) may provide relief from gas in the colon. (references) | |
For example, activated charcoal has been found ineffective in the treatment of diarrhea. (references) | ||
No antiperistaltic agents (e.g., Lomotil and Imodium) are effective in preventing TD. No data support the prophylactic use of activated charcoal. (references) | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
activated charcoal | 146 |
activated charcoal filter | 12 |
activated charcoal powder | 10 |
activated charcoal air filter | 5 |
activated charcoal chemistry | 3 |
activated charcoal tablet | 2 |
activated charcoal make | 2 |
activated charcoal use | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "activated charcoal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aktivt kul (activated carbon, activated vegetable carbon(FG), carbon, carbon black, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal), aktiveret kul (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | actieve kool (activated carbon, carbon, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal), geactiveerde kool (activated carbon), geactiveerde adsorptiekool (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | aktiivihiili (activated carbon, carbon, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | charbon de bois activé (activated carbon), charbon activé (activated carbon), charbon actif (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Aktivkohle (activated carbon), Adsorptionskohle (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ενεργοποιημένος άνθρακας (activated carbon), ενεργός άνθρακας (activated carbon), ενεργοποιημένος άνθρακας (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | carbone attivo (activated carbon, carbon, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal), carbone attivato (activated carbon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 活性炭 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かっせいた". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | activateday arcoalchay carvão ativado, carvão activado (activated carbon, carbon, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal). (various references) carbón activado (activated carbon). (various references) aktivt kol (activated carbon, carbon, decolorizing carbon, decolorizing charcoal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-a-c-c-c-d-e-h-i-l-o-r-t-t-v" | |
-5 letters: theocratical. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 74 69 76 61 74 65 64 43 68 61 72 63 6F 61 6C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100 00100000 01000011 01101000 01100001 01110010 01100011 01101111 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c t i v a t e d   C h a r c o a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0074 0069 0076 0061 0074 0065 0064 0043 0068 0061 0072 0063 006F 0061 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35698675886786717023774678469816778 |
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