HyperDic: lignite

English > 1 sense of the word lignite:
NOUNsubstancelignite, brown coal, wood coalintermediate between peat and bituminous coal
lignite > pronunciation
Soundslih'gnay.t
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > lignite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningIntermediate between peat and bituminous coal.
Synonymsbrown coal, wood coal
NarrowerjetA hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
Broadercoalfossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
humatematerial that is high in humic acids
Spanishlignito
Catalanlignit

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