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LIGNITE

\lˈɪɡna͡ɪt], \lˈɪɡna‍ɪt], \l_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_aɪ_t]\

Definitions of LIGNITE

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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An imperfect kind of coal formed from wood.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

LIGNITIC.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A fuel intermediate between peat and coal.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Wood-coal or fossil wood not having its structure wholly obliterated.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Latin] Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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