carbo ligni

noun

car·​bo lig·​ni

¦kär(ˌ)bōˈlig(ˌ)nē,

-gˌnī

: charcoal prepared from soft wood and used as an adsorbent

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, charcoal of wood

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