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- noun chemistry A very
absorbent form of finely powdered carbon; used inpurifying gases, and as anantidote for manypoisons .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
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