'brown coal

  • 1brown coal — n. LIGNITE * * * ▪ coal classification       broad and variable group of low rank coals (coal) characterized by their brownish coloration and high (greater than 50 percent) moisture content. These coals typically include lignite and some… …

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  • 2Brown coal — Coal Coal (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol, cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr. jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.] 1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from wood or… …

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  • 3Brown coal — Brown Brown (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl. {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin, OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith. brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver}, {Burnish},… …

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  • 4brown coal — n. LIGNITE …

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  • 5brown coal — noun intermediate between peat and bituminous coal • Syn: ↑lignite, ↑wood coal • Hypernyms: ↑coal, ↑humate • Hyponyms: ↑jet * * * noun …

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  • 6brown coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) 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… …

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  • 7brown coal — rusvosios anglys statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Rudos ir juodos spalvos, rudo brėžio uoliena, turinti iki 70% C. atitikmenys: angl. brown coal rus. бурый уголь …

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  • 8brown coal — rusvosios anglys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iš augalų liekanų susidariusi degioji uoliena, turinti 55–78 % grynos anglies. Slūgso tarp nuosėdinių uolienų, turi molio priemaišų, todėl yra gana peleningos. Kartais savaime …

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  • 9brown coal — /braʊn ˈkoʊl/ (say brown kohl) noun → lignite …

  • 10brown coal — noun Date: 1821 lignite …

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