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brown coal or lignite
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brown coal — n. LIGNITE … English World dictionary
brown coal — n. LIGNITE * * * ▪ coal classification broad and variable group of low rank coals (coal) characterized by their brownish coloration and high (greater than 50 percent) moisture content. These coals typically include lignite and some… … Universalium
brown coal — noun intermediate between peat and bituminous coal • Syn: ↑lignite, ↑wood coal • Hypernyms: ↑coal, ↑humate • Hyponyms: ↑jet * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Brown coal — Coal Coal (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown coal — Lignite 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brown coal — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brown coal — /braʊn ˈkoʊl/ (say brown kohl) noun → lignite …
brown coal — lignite … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
brown coal — noun Date: 1821 lignite … New Collegiate Dictionary
brown coal — noun another term for lignite … English new terms dictionary
Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo … Wikipedia
