lignite
noun
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
lignitic
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a word derived from
lignite.
Example Sentences
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Coals also occur in the brackish and fresh-water deposits of Carinthia, Dalmatia and Istria, while unimportant lignitic beds are known in many other regions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
We may develop interest in early Victorian literature, prize-fight promoting, social theory, lignitic rocks, history of Siam, the collection of scarabs, mediaeval history.
From How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study by Harry D. Kitson
Beside the Bovey Tracey lignitic beds to which we have above referred, other tertiary clays are found to contain this early promise of coal.
From The Story of a Piece of Coal What It Is, Whence It Comes, and Whither It Goes by Edward A. Martin
A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
The Jackson series is represented by lignitic clays and marls which occur at Jackson, Mississippi.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
