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Bituminous coal   /bɪtˈumənəs koʊl/   Listen
Bituminous coal

noun
1.
Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame.  Synonym: soft coal.






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"Bituminous coal" Quotes from Famous Books



... they help regulate the temperature, the rainfall, and the wind's velocity. They form great repositories for the waters that feed the streams and keep full the cities' aqueducts. Within their immeasurable depths lie buried huge deposits of precious and useful metals, besides vast fields of bituminous coal. Their lower zones provide fertile and safe localities for the growth of Washington's big timber, while the alpine meadows above secure for the timid deer and ptarmigan asylums of temporary freedom from too frequent disturbance by prowling huntsmen. Still higher are the rugged bare prominences, ...
— The Beauties of the State of Washington - A Book for Tourists • Harry F. Giles



Words linked to "Bituminous coal" :   sea coal, soft coal, coal, cannel coal



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