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