lignite

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lignite

/liɲˈɲite/

Where it comes from

deriva dal latino lignum cioè "legno" e da -ite

noun ligniti

carbon fossile derivato da foreste del secondario e del terziario, con limitato potere combustibile

In English

lignite coal

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"lignite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/lignite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lignite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/lignite

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"lignite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/lignite.

BibTeX

@misc{lignite_2026,
  title = {lignite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/lignite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}