vitrain
[ vi-treyn ]
noun
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
Origin of vitrain
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British Dictionary definitions for vitrain
vitrain
/ (ˈvɪtreɪn) /
noun
a type of coal occurring as horizontal glassy bands of a nonsoiling friable material
Origin of vitrain
1C20: from Latin vitrum glass + -ain, as in fusain
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