a type of black, glassy, cubic bituminous coal
Origin of vitrain
from Classical Latin vitrum, glass + -ain, as in fusainvitrain
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vitrain
noun
A brilliant black band in bituminous coal, characterized by cubic cleavage, a conchoidal fracture, and a vitreous luster.
Origin of vitrain
Latin vitreus made of glass, glassy ; see vitreous . (fus)ainTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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