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lignite definition

lig·nite (lig′nīt′)

noun

a usually soft, brownish-black coal in which the texture of the original wood can often still be seen: in the process of coalification it represents the intermediate stage in density and amount of carbon between peat and bituminous coal

Etymology: Fr: see ligneous & -ite

Related Forms:

  • lignitic lig·nit′ic (-nit′ik) adjective

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