Charcoalized

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of charcoalize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has been converted to charcoal.

    "1981, Richard B. Waitt, Jr., Devastating Pyroclastic Density Flow and Attendant Air Fall of May 18, Peter W. Lipman, Donal R. Mullineaux (editors), The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington, Geological Survey Professional Paper 1250, United States Geological Survey, page 453, Wood incorporated into layer A1 near the volcano ranges from unbaked fragments to vitreous charcoal, but highly charcoalized wood occurs only in the northeast and west-northwest sectors within 10 km of the volcano."

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"1981, Richard B. Waitt, Jr., Devastating Pyroclastic Density Flow and Attendant Air Fall of May 18, Peter W. Lipman, Donal R. Mullineaux (editors), The 1980 Eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington, Geological Survey Professional Paper 1250, United States Geological Survey, page 453, Wood incorporated into layer A1 near the volcano ranges from unbaked fragments to vitreous charcoal, but highly charcoalized wood occurs only in the northeast and west-northwest sectors within 10 km of the volcano."

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