Charcoal (disambiguation)
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Charcoal
Charcoal
Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen...

is a blackish residue of impure carbon
Carbon
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds...

 obtained by heating animal and vegetable substances. Charcoal may also refer to:
  • Charcoal (album)
    Charcoal (album)
    Charcoal is the debut album by Champaign, Illinois indie rock band Sarge. It was released in 1996 on Mud Records, and featured the single "Dear Josie, Love Robyn."-Track listing:#"Smoke"#"Backlash"#"Dear Josie, Love Robyn"#"Chicago"#"Crush"...

    , the debut album by indie rock band Sarge
  • Charcoal (color), a colour that has the hue of charcoal
  • Charcoal (comics)
    Charcoal (comics)
    Charcoal is a Marvel Comics character and member of the Thunderbolts who was created by a comic book fan for a "Create-A-Villain" contest sponsored by Marvel and Wizard Magazine and the alter-ego was created by Kurt Busiek....

    , a Marvel Comics character and member of the Thunderbolts
  • Charcoal (typeface)
    Charcoal (typeface)
    Charcoal is a sans-serif typeface designed by David Berlow of Font Bureau during the period 1994–1997. Charcoal was the default menu font in Apple Computer's Mac OS 8 and 9, replacing Chicago as part of the new Platinum interface. In Mac OS X, it was replaced with Lucida Grande as the system typeface...

    , a sans-serif typeface designed by David Berlow of Font Bureau

See also

  • Charcoal filter (disambiguation)
  • Carbonari
    Carbonari
    The Carbonari were groups of secret revolutionary societies founded in early 19th-century Italy. The Italian Carbonari may have further influenced other revolutionary groups in Spain, France, Portugal and possibly Russia. Although their goals often had a patriotic and liberal focus, they lacked a...

    , or "charcoal burners"
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