Meaning Of The Word Bituminous coal
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What's The Definition Of Bituminous coal?
bituminous coal in American English
a dark coal that burns easily with a smoky flame yielding pitch or tar: also called soft coal noun: a mineral coal that contains volatile hydrocarbons and tarry matter and burns with a yellow, smoky flame; soft coal bituminous coal in British English noun: a soft black coal, rich in volatile hydrocarbons, that burns with a smoky yellow flame. Fixed carbon content: 46–86 per cent; calorific value: 1.93 × 107 – 3.63 × 107 J/kg |
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