| NOUN | substance | lignite, brown coal, wood coal | intermediate between peat and bituminous coal |
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| Sounds | lih'gnay.t | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal. | |
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| Synonyms | brown coal, wood coal | |
| Narrower | jet | A hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation |
| Broader | coal | fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period |
| humate | material that is high in humic acids | |
| Spanish | lignito | |
| Catalan | lignit | |
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