mineral charcoal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mineral charcoal
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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A shining substance like black-lead; a species of mineral charcoal.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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