Lignite Definition

lĭgnīt
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.
Webster's New World

A low-grade, brownish-black coal.

Lignite is the main natural resource of Thailand.
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Noun

Singular:
lignite
Plural:
lignites

Origin of Lignite

  • From Latin lignum n (“firewood") + -ite

    From Wiktionary

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