lignite
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lignite¹
- /ˈlɪɡnaɪ̯t/
Where it comes from
From French lignite, from Latin lignum (“firewood”) + -ite.
noun lignites
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A low-grade, brownish-black coal.
Texas industry is turning to lignite, a kind of poor man's coal, to replace its dwindling allocations of natural gas. The Lone Star State now gets an estimated 12 percent of its electricity from lignite, and that figure is expected to double by 1985.
Similar: brown coal, dirty coal, Bovey coal
Lignite²
proper noun
- A ghost town in California.
- A city and town in North Dakota.
- A ghost town in Virginia.
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noun coal
| Español | lignito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갈탄 galtan, 아탄 atan |
| 日本語 | 褐炭 kattan, 亜炭 atan |
| 中文 | 褐煤 |
| हिन्दी | लिग्नाइट lignāiṭ |
| Português | linhite, lignite, lignito, linhito |
| Français | lignite |
| Deutsch | Braunkohle |
| Italiano | lignite |
| Ελληνικά | λιγνίτης lignítis |
| Română | lignit, cărbune brun |
| Русский | бу́рый у́голь búryj úgolʹ, лигни́т lignít |
| Tiếng Việt | than nâu |
| العربية | فحم بني faḥm bunniyy |
| עברית | ליגניט lignit |
Talk about this word "lignite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lignite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lignite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lignite "lignite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lignite.Cite this
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