charcoal

noun

a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material

a very dark grey color

a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

verb

draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

adjective

of a very dark grey

Roots

col-coal · Old English · coal, ember

Synonyms for charcoal

cindern lampblackn ashn sootn sinopian

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Where does charcoal come from?

The word charcoal breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root -coal, from Old English col (“coal, ember”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.