durain

[ doo r-eyn, dyoo r- ]
/ ˈdʊər eɪn, ˈdyʊər- /

noun Mineralogy.

the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.

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Compare clarain, vitrain.

Origin of durain

1915–20; < Latin dūr(us) hard + -ain, from fusain, by analysis as a suffix

Words nearby durain

dura, dura mater, durable, durable goods, durable press, durain, dural, dural sheath, dural sinus, duralumin, duramen
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