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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Highly absorbent carbon obtained by heating granulated charcoal to exhaust contained gases, resulting in a highly porous form with a very large surface area. It is used primarily for purifying gases by adsorption, solvent recovery, or deodorization and as an antidote to certain poisons. Also called activated carbon.

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  1. n. chemistry activated carbon

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  1. n. powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons

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  1. carbon
  1. atomic number 6

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  1. adsorbent
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