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Bituminous coal   /bɪtˈumənəs koʊl/   Listen
Bituminous coal

noun
1.
Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame.  Synonym: soft coal.





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"Bituminous coal" Quotes from Famous Books



... N. fuel, firing, combustible. [solid fuels] coal, wallsend^, anthracite, culm^, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale; turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log; cinder &c (products of combustion) 384; ingle, tinder, touchwood; sulphur, brimstone; incense; port-fire; fire-barrel, fireball, brand; amadou^, bavin^; blind coal, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget
... in specimens of bituminous coal said to have been obtained upon a stream discharging into Cumshewa Inlet, and they also report having seen a seam near Ninstints. Messrs Knight, Williams and Allen, practical coal miners of Nanaimo, prospected the islands for coal during the past ...
— Official report of the exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands - for the government of British Columbia • Newton H. Chittenden


Words linked to "Bituminous coal" :   coal, cannel coal, soft coal, sea coal


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