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ACTIVATED CARBON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does activated carbon mean?

• ACTIVATED CARBON (noun)
The noun ACTIVATED CARBON has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: ACTIVATED CARBON used as a noun is very rare.

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• ACTIVATED CARBON (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

activated carbon; activated charcoal

Hypernyms ("activated carbon" is a kind of...):

atomic number 6; C; carbon (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)

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