semibituminous coal
[ sem-ee-bi-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy- ]
noun
a coal intermediate between bituminous and anthracite coal in hardness, yielding the maximum heat of any ordinary steam coal.
Origin of semibituminous coal
1First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + bituminous
Words Nearby semibituminous coal
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