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char

[chahr] / tʃɑr /
VERB
scorch, sear
Synonyms


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When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

You burn it and char it, and you use it to build fences or whatever it is you’re trying to build.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The smokiness, the char... it just makes everything taste better.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

The critical clue for Sanei was a naturally occurring material called inertinite, a stable form of organic carbon in Earth’s crust, formed when wildfires char forests and the burned vegetation fossilizes.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

Despite breathing through the paper towel, Tad tasted char and smoke.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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