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BROWN COAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal

Synonyms:

brown coal; lignite; wood coal

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("brown coal" is a kind of...):

coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)

humate (material that is high in humic acids)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brown coal"):

jet (a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation)

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