About The Word Lignite
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Lignite
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What's The Definition Of Lignite?
[n] intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lignite: brown coal | wood coal Related Terms | Find terms related to Lignite: Lignite In Webster's Dictionary \Lig"nite\ (l[i^]g"n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F.
lignite.] (Min.)
Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it
was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of
more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of
the proper coal series. Called also {brown coal}, {wood
coal}.
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