fireplace ash
Burned wood remnants
Fireplace ash is the powdery gray residite left after wood burns in a fireplace.
It accumulates beneath the grate and must be periodically removed: He scooped the fireplace ash into a metal bucket.
Fireplace ash has traditional uses as fertilizer and cleaning agent due to its alkaline properties.
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- cindersPartly burned coal pieces
- hearthFireplace floor area
- wood stoveTimber-fueled heating appliance
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