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SOFT COAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soft coal mean?
• SOFT COAL (noun)
The noun SOFT COAL has 1 sense:
1. rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
Familiarity information: SOFT COAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
bituminous coal; soft coal
Hypernyms ("soft coal" is a kind of...):
coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "soft coal"):
cannel coal (a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame)
sea coal (pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing)
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