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LIGNITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
Synonyms:
brown coal; lignite; wood coal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lignite" 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 "lignite"):
jet (a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation)