- Boneblack
- Boneblack \Bone"black`\, n. See {Bone black}, under {Bone}, n. [1913 Webster]
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boneblack — /bohn blak /, n. a black, carbonaceous substance obtained by calcining bones in closed vessels, used as a black pigment, a decolorizing agent, etc. Also, bone black. [1805 15; BONE1 + BLACK] * * * … Universalium
boneblack — noun A preparation containing carbonized bone, used as a pigment and a filtering medium. Syn: animal charcoal, bone char, bone charcoal … Wiktionary
boneblack — animal charcoal … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
boneblack — n. black substance made of burnt bones … English contemporary dictionary
boneblack — bone′ black n. chem. fia a black carbonaceous substance obtained by calcining bones in closed vessels, used esp. as a pigment • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
boneblack — /ˈboʊnblæk/ (say bohnblak) noun a black carbonaceous substance obtained by calcining bones in closed vessels …
boneblack — /bohn blak /, n. a black, carbonaceous substance obtained by calcining bones in closed vessels, used as a black pigment, a decolorizing agent, etc. Also, bone black. [1805 15; BONE1 + BLACK] … Useful english dictionary
animal charcoal — noun black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment • Syn: ↑bone black, ↑bone char, ↑animal black • Hypernyms: ↑char * * * noun : a charcoal of animal origin; … Useful english dictionary
Potrero Point — San Francisco is the location of the earliest and most important industrial facilities in the Western United States on the eastern extension of San Francisco s Potrero Hill, a natural land mass extending into San Francisco Bay south of Mission… … Wikipedia
bone black — [bōn′blak΄] a fine charcoal made by burning animal bones in closed containers: used as a pigment, in refining sugar, etc.: also boneblack [bōn′blak΄] n. * * * ▪ chemistry also called Bone Char, or Bone Charcoal, a form of charcoal (q.v.) … Universalium
