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• Charring — is a chemical process of incomplete combustion of certain solids when subjected to high heat. The resulting residue matter is called Char. By the action of heat, charring removes hydrogen and oxygen from the solid, so that the remaining char is… …   Wikipedia

• char — char1 [chär] vt., vi. charred, charring [back form. < CHARCOAL] 1. to reduce to charcoal by burning 2. to burn slightly; scorch n. anything charred; esp., charcoal SYN. BURN1 char2 …   English World dictionary

• Charring — Char Char (ch[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred} (ch[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop. coal turned, turned to coal.] 1. To reduce to coal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• char — Ⅰ. char [1] ► VERB (charred, charring) ▪ partially burn so as to blacken the surface. ORIGIN apparently from CHARCOAL(Cf. ↑charcoal). Ⅱ. char [2] …   English terms dictionary

• Char — (ch[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred} (ch[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use coming from charcoal, prop. coal turned, turned to coal.] 1. To reduce to coal or carbon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• char — is short for charlady and charwoman, and as a verb has inflected forms charred, charring. Other terms such as cleaner (in offices) and daily help (in private houses) are now more usual, and char has a decidedly period flavour about it …   Modern English usage

• char — (v.) to reduce to charcoal, 1670s, back formation from CHARCOAL (Cf. charcoal) (q.v.). Related: Charred; charring …   Etymology dictionary

• char — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)[/t]] chars, charring, charred 1) V ERG If food chars or if you char it, it burns slightly and turns black as it is cooking. Toast hazelnuts on a baking sheet until the skins char... [V n] Halve the peppers and char the skins under a… …   English dictionary

• char — char1 /chahr/, v., charred, charring, n. v.t. 1. to burn or reduce to charcoal: The fire charred the paper. 2. to burn slightly; scorch: The flame charred the steak. v.i. 3. to become charred. n. 4. a charred material or surface. 5. charcoal. 6.… …   Universalium

• char — I. noun also charr (plural char or chars; also charr or charrs) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1662 any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small scaled trouts with light colored spots II. verb (charred …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• char — I. /tʃa / (say chah) verb (charred, charring) –verb (t) 1. to burn or reduce to charcoal. 2. to burn slightly; scorch. –verb (i) 3. to become charred. –noun 4. a charred substance. 5. → charcoal (def. 1). 6. Chemistry …