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—DANGKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
—JETES[v. JETTED, JETTING, JETS] [Wiktionary - Sense 20] A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
STARENOPST[v. TARRED, TARRING, TARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Coal tar.
—BRATS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 13] A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.
—COALASY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
—COKEDS[v. COKED, COKING°, COKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
—COKY—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling or containing coke (coal residue).
—COLEDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Obsolete form of coal.
—CORF—[n. CORVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large basket, especially as used for coal.
—CULMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
—DRUBS[v. DRUBBED, DRUBBING°, DRUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
—SACKS[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.
—SOOTHSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.
—COALS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of coal
—COALY—[a. COALIER, COALIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling coal.
—COLLY—[v. -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Black as coal.
MEMBERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.
—GLEDES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A live coal; an ember.
—JETTY—[a. -TIER, -TIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] Like jet (“a hard, black form of coal”) in colour; jet-black, pitch-black.
—POKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
—SLACKS[a. SLACKER°, SLACKEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 24] Small coal; coal dust.
—ASHCANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
—BREEZEDS[v. BREEZED, BREEZING, BREEZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 12] Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
—BUNKERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A compartment for storing coal for the ship's boilers; or a tank for storing fuel oil for the ship's engines.
—CANNELS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.
—CINDERSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.
—COALED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of coal
—COALERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A vehicle, especially a ship, used for carrying or supplying coal.
—COKINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal
—FUSAINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Fossilized charcoal that exists in geologic formations, which often contain other fossil fuels nearby as well (e.g., bitumen, brown coal).
THOLING—[v. HOLED, HOLING, HOLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.
—INDOLES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An organic compound, C₈H₇N, found in coal tar, and produced in the gut by the bacterial decomposition of tryptophan; it is an aromatic bicyclic heterocycle having a benzene ring fused with a pyrrole ring; indole and its derivatives occur widely in nature and have many industrial applications.
—KINDLEDRS[v. -DLED, -DLING°, -DLES°] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
—METAGES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Measurement, especially of coal.
—OUTBYE—[b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In the direction away from the coal face.
—PYRENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
—RECOALS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To load (a ship) with a fresh supply of coal.
—SERAPHS[n. -APHS, -APHIM°, or -APHIN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A burning serpent, often winged, with human hands and sometimes feet; one of God's entourage. On Earth, they strike with burning poison; in Heaven, with burning coal. A description can be found at the beginning of Isaiah chapter 6.
—SPAVINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] The stratum of earth underneath a coal deposit.
—STOKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
—SYNGAS—[n. -GASES or -GASSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synthesis gas or coal gas.
STIPPLEDRS[v. -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
—WAILERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.
—XYLENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
—BRAZIERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat.
—CANNELS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke.
—COALBINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bin for the storage of coal.
—COALBOX—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A box for storing coal.
—COALERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of coaler
—COALIER—[a. COALIER, COALIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling coal.
—COALIFY—[v. -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To change into coal.
—COALING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of coal
—COALPITS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A pit where coal is extracted.
—COKINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal
—COLLIED—[v. -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Black as coal.
—COLLIERSY[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.
—COLLIES—[v. -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Black as coal.
—FIREPANS[n. -S] · an open pan for holding live coals
—GOBBING—[v. GOBBED, GOBBING, GOBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.
—LIGNITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
—PITHEADS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.
—RECOALS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To load (a ship) with a fresh supply of coal.
—SAMOVARS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil.
—SCUTTLEDS[v. -TLED, -TLING°, -TLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
—SKATOLES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar,C₉H₉N.
—SNOWMAN—[n. SNOWMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).
—STAITHES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.
—SYNFUELS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several fuels synthesized from coal or shale etc, or fermented from grain etc.
—TROMMELS[n. -S] · a screen used for sifting rock, ore, or coal
—VITRAINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
—ACRIDINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
—BARBECUEDRS[v. -CUED, -CUING, -CUES] · to cook over live coals or an open fire / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BARBEQUEDS[v. -QUED, -QUING, -QUES] · barbecue «to cook over live coals or an open fire» / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BRATTICEDS[v. -TICED, -TICING, -TICES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A partition in a coal mine, made from wood or from canvas sheeting coated in tar.
—CHALDRONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
—CHARCOALSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to blacken with charcoal «a dark, porous carbon»
—CLAMBAKES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An informal beach party in which food, usually seafood, is cooked in a firepit dug in the sand, filled with hot coals.
—COALBINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A bin for the storage of coal.
—COALFACES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.
—COALFISH—[n. -ES] · a blackish fish
—COALIEST—[a. COALIER, COALIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling coal.
—COALLESS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Without coal.
—COALPITS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A pit where coal is extracted.
—COALSACKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sack for carrying coal.
—COALSHEDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shed in which coal is stored.
—COALYARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A yard where coal is stored.
—COKELIKE—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling coke (coal residue) or some aspect of it.
—COLLIERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.
—COLLIERY—[n. -LIERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
—COLLYING—[v. -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Black as coal.
—FIREDAMPS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
—FIREPANS—[n. -S] · an open pan for holding live coals
—LIGNITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
—LIGNITIC—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
—RECOALED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To load (a ship) with a fresh supply of coal.
—RETINITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of various resins, similar in appearance to amber, associated with brown coal.
—SCREENERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person employed to filter the mined coal through a metal screen to remove impurities.
—STAITHES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.
—TAILINGS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.
—TROMMELS—[n. -S] · a screen used for sifting rock, ore, or coal
—VITRAINS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
—AFTERDAMPS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
—BARBECUED—[v. -CUED, -CUING, -CUES] · to cook over live coals or an open fire / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BARBECUES—[v. -CUED, -CUING, -CUES] · to cook over live coals or an open fire / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BARBEQUED—[v. -QUED, -QUING, -QUES] · barbecue «to cook over live coals or an open fire» / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BARBEQUES—[v. -QUED, -QUING, -QUES] · barbecue «to cook over live coals or an open fire» / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BEDWARMERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
—BRIQUETTEDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
—CARBAZOLES[n. -S] · a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N Also called: diphenylenimine~
—CARBUNCLEDS[n. -S] · © a beautiful gem of a deep red color «with a mixture of scarlet» called by the Greeks~ anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet
—COALBOXES—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A box for storing coal.
—COALFACES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.
—COALFIELDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
—COALIFIED—[v. -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To change into coal.
—COALIFIES—[v. -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To change into coal.
—COALSHEDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A shed in which coal is stored.
—COALYARDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A yard where coal is stored.
—GASHOLDERS[n. -S] · Also called: gasometer. a large tank for storing coal gas or natural gas prior to distribution to users
—PARAFFINEDS[n. -S] · © a white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc~., by distillation / ----- { paraffin paraffine paraffining § paraffines paraffins § paraffin paraffine paraffined paraffines paraffining paraffins }
—PARVOLINES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A base of the pyridine group, found in coal tar.
—PROPYLENES[n. -S] · © a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon «C3H6» of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene / ----- { propene propylene § propenes propylenes }
—QUINOLINES[n. -S] · © a nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc~. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type / ----- { quinolin quinoline § quinolines quinolins }
—RECOALING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To load (a ship) with a fresh supply of coal.
—SHOVELLERS[n. -S] · Derivative of shovel «an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc~, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle» / ----- { shoveler shoveller § shovelers shovellers }
—STOCKPILEDRS[v. -PILED, -PILING, -PILES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined.
—STOKEHOLDS[n. -S] · a coal bunker for a ship's furnace
STARRINESS—[n. -ES] · Derivative of tar «any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat»
—UNDERCLAYS[n. -CLAYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed.
—AFTERDAMPS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
—ANTHRACENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
—ANTHRACITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
—BARBECUING—[v. -CUED, -CUING, -CUES] · to cook over live coals or an open fire / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BARBEQUING—[v. -QUED, -QUING, -QUES] · barbecue «to cook over live coals or an open fire» / ----- { barbecue barbeque barbie § barbecues barbeques § barbecue barbecued barbecues barbecuing barbeque barbequed barbeques barbequing barbie § barbecued barbequed }
—BEDWARMERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
—BENZOFURANS[n. -S] · a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C8H6O Also called: coumarone, cumarone~
—BITUMINOUS—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Bituminous coal.
—BRIQUETTES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
—CARBAZOLES—[n. -S] · a colourless insoluble solid obtained from coal tar and used in the production of some dyes. Formula: C12H9N Also called: diphenylenimine~
—CARBUNCLES—[n. -S] · © a beautiful gem of a deep red color «with a mixture of scarlet» called by the Greeks~ anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet
—CARBURETORS[n. -S] · © an apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power / ----- { carburetor carburetter carburettor § carburetors carburetters carburettors }
—COALFIELDS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
—COALIFYING—[v. -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To change into coal.
—COLLIERIES—[n. -LIERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
—GASHOLDERS—[n. -S] · Also called: gasometer. a large tank for storing coal gas or natural gas prior to distribution to users
—OVERBURDENS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.
—PARAFFINES—[n. -S] · © a white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc~., by distillation / ----- { paraffin paraffine paraffining § paraffines paraffins § paraffin paraffine paraffined paraffines paraffining paraffins }
—PROPYLENES—[n. -S] · © a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon «C3H6» of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene / ----- { propene propylene § propenes propylenes }
—QUINOLINES—[n. -S] · © a nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc~. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type / ----- { quinolin quinoline § quinolines quinolins }
—SHOVELLERS—[n. -S] · Derivative of shovel «an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc~, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle» / ----- { shoveler shoveller § shovelers shovellers }
—STOKEHOLDS—[n. -S] · a coal bunker for a ship's furnace
—UNDERCLAYS—[n. -CLAYS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed.
—ANTHRACENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (an acene containing three fused rings) obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of wood preservatives, insecticides and the dye alizarin; it is isomeric with phenanthrene.
—ANTHRACITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
—BENZOFURANS—[n. -S] · a colourless insoluble aromatic liquid obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. Formula: C8H6O Also called: coumarone, cumarone~
—CARBURETORS—[n. -S] · © an apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order to confer or increase illuminating power / ----- { carburetor carburetter carburettor § carburetors carburetters carburettors }
—NAPHTHALENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
STARRINESSES—[n. -ES] · Derivative of tar «any of various dark viscid substances obtained by the destructive distillation of organic matter such as coal, wood, or peat»
—NAPHTHALENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
—PHENANTHRENES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.
—CARBONIFEROUS—[a.] · © producing or containing carbon or coal
—COALIFICATIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat.
—PHENANTHRENES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.
—SUBBITUMINOUS—[a.] · (of coal) dark brown to black and intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous
—COALIFICATIONS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of coalification

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