lig|nite

lig|nite
lig|nite «LIHG nyt», noun.
a dark-brown coal in which the texture of the wood can be seen; brown coal; wood coal. In lignite, decomposition of vegetable matter has proceeded farther than in peat but not so far as in bituminous coal.
[< French lignite < Latin lignum wood + French -ite -ite1]

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  • lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; …   English syllables

  • lignite — lig·nite …   English syllables

  • lignite — lig|nite [ lıg,naıt ] noun uncount a soft dark brown type of coal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lignite — lig•nite [[t]ˈlɪg naɪt[/t]] n. min a soft coal, usu. dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal • Etymology: 1800–10; < Llign(um)wood + ite I lig•nit′ic …   From formal English to slang

  • lignite — lig|nite [ˈlıgnaıt] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin lignum wood ] a soft substance like coal, used as ↑fuel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • brown coal — Lignite Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lignite — Lig nite (l[i^]g n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F. lignite.] (Min.) Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pyrolignite — Py ro*lig nite, n. A crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a metal or basic compound; as, pyrolignite of iron (iron liquor). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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