Charring means partially burning so as to blacken the surface. Charring of food looks like coking and tobacco pyrolysis, and produces carcinogens. This prevents charring and burning of the vessel wall. Here, eating of earth effect is produced by charring of earth by burnt wood-pyre. Again some charring occurred, along with a small amount of flame. This also reduces the risk of charring the wood with a hotter liquid inlay material. Charring on the bones is consistent with historical records of the church burning (see above). Aromatic groups integrated in the polymer backbone produce less smoke, likely due to significant charring. A fire erupted in the area, charring many of the corpses. Charring at high temperature consumes that layer and brings little increase in soil fertility. These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms allowing for quick sprouts after charring. Arson is a crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to or charring property. Bone char () is a porous, black, granular material produced by charring animal bones. The back of the figurine shows charring from a fire. It is one of the processes involved in charring wood.