| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment.[Wordnet]. | |
| Expression | 1. (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also animal charcoal . It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: BONE BLACK
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bone black | 1: (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also animal charcoal . It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc., and as a black pigment. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: Black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
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Specialty Expressions: BONE BLACK
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bone black | Chemistry | Hard, canneloid coal. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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