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activated carbon

activated carbon noun: a very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.

activated carbon: a very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for...
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Noun

activated carbon (uncountable)

  1. A very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.

activated carbon meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Indonesian

activated carbon in Tamil

ஏவப்பட்டகரி, கிளாத்திய கரிமம், ஏவப்பட்டகாபன், செயலூட்டிய கரி

activated carbon in Urdu

عامل کاربن

activated carbon in Kannada

ಪಟೂಕೃತ ಇಂಗಾಲ, ಪಟೂಕೃತ ಇದ್ದಿಲು

activated carbon in Indonesian

absorbent form of finely powdered carbon
karbon aktif, arang aktif
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activated carbon in Vietnamese
than hoạt tính

Synonyms of activated carbon

Questions about activated carbon

What does activated carbon mean?
Activated carbon means a very absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used in purifying gases, and as an antidote for many poisons.
What is activated carbon in Tamil?
Activated carbon in Tamil is ஏவப்பட்டகரி, கிளாத்திய கரிமம், ஏவப்பட்டகாபன். See Activated carbon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is activated carbon?
Activated carbon is a noun.

Words near activated carbon in the dictionary

  1. activatable
  2. activate
  3. activate someone's almonds
  4. activated
  5. activated alumina
  6. activated carbon
  7. activated charcoal
  8. activated clotting time
  9. activated clotting times
  10. activated complex
  11. activated complexes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: activated carbon (page history and authors); activated carbon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); activated carbon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); activated carbon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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