Definition of lignites Lignites
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What does lignites mean?
Wiktionary 
- lignites (Noun)
Plural of lignite.
Part of speech
🔤- lignites, noun, plural of lignite.
WordNet
NounPlural: lignites |
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| lignite - intermediate between peat and bituminous coal | ||
| brown coal, wood coal | ||
| coal fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | ||
| humate material that is high in humic acids | ||
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Wiktionary
- lignite (Noun)
A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lignite (n.)
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 bituminous coal of the proper coal series. Called also brown coal, wood coal.
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lignite
Coal of relatively recent origin consisting of accumulated layers of partially decomposed vegetation, intermediate between peat and bituminous coal; often contains patterns from the wood from which it formed.\n(Source: MGH / CED / WRIGHT)
Part of speech
🔤- lignite, noun, singular of lignites.
