| wood coal n. 1. Charcoal. 2. Lignite. |
wood coal
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) another name for lignite, charcoal
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| Noun | 1. |  wood coal - intermediate between peat and bituminous coalcoal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period humate - material that is high in humic acids jet - a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation |
| 2. |  wood coal - a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of airatomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
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