coal

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: coal

1	n v	fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period supply with coal
2	n v	a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering burn to charcoal

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: coal

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; anthracite, anthracite coal, hard coal
a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat; bituminous coal, soft coal
rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame; brown coal, lignite, wood coal
intermediate between peat and bituminous coal; steam coal
coal suitable for use under steam boilers; cannel coal
a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame; sea coal
pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing; jet
a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation

Type of:: fossil fuel
fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content; vegetable matter
matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant

Type of:: furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to

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