different between vitrain vs charcoal

English

Noun

vitrain (countable and uncountable, plural vitrains)

1. A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.

Coordinate terms

• fusain

Anagrams

• antivir

English

Etymology

From Middle English charcole, from charren (“to change, turn”) + cole (“coal”), from Old English cierran (“to change, turn”) + col (“coal”); equivalent to char (Etymology 3 (verb)) +? coal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t???.k??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t???.ko?l/

Noun

charcoal (usually uncountable, plural charcoals)

1. (countable, uncountable) Impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is to say, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
2. (countable) A stick of black carbon material used for drawing.
3. (countable) A drawing made with charcoal.
4. A very dark gray colour.

Translations

Adjective

charcoal (comparative more charcoal, superlative most charcoal)

1. Of a dark gray colour.
2. Made of charcoal.

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Translations

Verb

charcoal (third-person singular simple present charcoals, present participle charcoaling, simple past and past participle charcoaled)

1. To draw with charcoal.
2. To cook over charcoal.

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