HyperDic: activated_charcoal

English > 1 sense of the expression *activated charcoal*:
NOUN	substance	activated charcoal, activated carbon	powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption

English > *activated charcoal*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons.
Synonym	activated carbon
Broader	carbon, C, atomic number 6	An abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms
Spanish	carbón activado
Catalan	carbó activat