Coke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon.

煤、褐煤或泥煤制成的焦炭及半焦炭，不论是否制成型；甑炭。

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Thus the chemist e. g. places a piece of flesh in his retort, tortures it in many ways, and then informs us that it consists of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, etc.

例如，一个化学家取一块肉放在他的蒸馏器上，加以多方的割裂分解，于是告诉人们说，这块肉是氮气、氧气、炭气等元素所构成。

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