LIGNITE
lignite, brown coal, wood coal
(noun) intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lignite (countable and uncountable, plural lignites)
A low-grade, brownish-black coal
Synonyms
• brown coal
Proper noun
Lignite
A ghost town in California.
A city and town in North Dakota.
A ghost town in Virginia.
Source: Wiktionary
Lig"nite, n. Etym: [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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