charcoal

(tshar’kdl). Carbon prepared by charring organic material. See carbo. animal c., carbo animal is: a variety obtained by roasting bones, blood, and other animal matter. It is used as a decolorizing agent. Called also bone-black and itory-black. bone-c., animal charcoal. vegetable-c., wood-c., is used as a deodorizer. absorbent, and anti fermentative in dyspepsia. diarrhea, and dysentery. It is also used as a dentifrice and in making poultices for foul ulcers.