bathvillite

bathvillite
\\ˈbathvə̇ˌlīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Bathville, West Lothian, Scotland + English -ite
: an oxygenated hydrocarbon occurring as brown porous lumps in coal

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  • Bathvillite — is a naturally occurring organic substance. It is an amorphous, opaque, and very friable material of fawn brown color, filling cavities in the torbanite or Boghead coal of Bathville, Lothian, Scotland. It has a specific gravity of 1.01, and is… …   Wikipedia

  • bathvillite — bath·vill·ite …   English syllables

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