charcoal powder

Ground burned wood

Charcoal powder is charcoal that has been ground into fine particles.

It appears in art supplies for drawing, in skincare products marketed for their absorptive properties, and in activated form for filtering or medical uses like treating poisoning.

She mixed charcoal powder with water to make ink.

Related
  • sootCarbon from incomplete burning
  • ashCombustion's powdery remains
  • graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
  • black pigmentLight-absorbing coloring substance
  • carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C

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Opposites
physical form/consistency

charcoal powderoil paint

Pigment bound with linseed

water · solid block · paste · ink wash

color/value in art media

charcoal powderwhite chalk

Calcium carbite writing implement

gesso · whiting

material processing state

charcoal powderraw wood

Timber without finish

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G