woody lignite

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• lignite — imperfectly formed coal, 1808, from French, from L. lignum wood (see LIGNI (Cf. ligni )). Brown coal that still shows traces of the wood it once was. Probably directly from Lithanthrax Lignius, name given to woody coal by Swedish chemist Johan… …   Etymology dictionary

• Lignite — For other uses, see Lignite (disambiguation). Lignite …   Wikipedia

• lignite — /ˈlɪgnaɪt / (say lignuyt) noun an imperfectly formed coal, usually dark brown, and often having a distinct woody texture; brown coal; wood coal. {French, from Latin lignum wood. See ite1} –lignitic /lɪgˈnɪtɪk/ (say lig nitik), adjective …  

• coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …   Universalium

• subbituminous coal — Dark brown to black coal, intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous coal. It contains less water and is harder than lignite, making it easier to transport, store, and use. It has lower heating value than bituminous coal, but its sulfur… …   Universalium

• brown coal — noun intermediate between peat and bituminous coal • Syn: ↑lignite, ↑wood coal • Hypernyms: ↑coal, ↑humate • Hyponyms: ↑jet * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

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• ligneous —   a. wood like; containing wood.    ♦ lignescent, a. rather woody.    ♦ lignicolous, a. living in wood.    ♦ lignify, v.i. & t. become or make woody.    ♦ ligniperdous, a. destroying wood.    ♦ lignite, n. woody brown coal.    ♦ lignum vitae,… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …   Wikipedia

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