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lignito

lignite

noun leeg-NEE-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin lignum (wood).

Also means

brown coal

Usage Note

Lignito is the lowest-rank coal, brown and with a high moisture content, used mainly in power generation. Spain historically mined lignite in Teruel and Galicia. It is the geological stage between turba (peat) and hulla (bituminous coal).

Examples

"La central eléctrica quema lignito."

Natural Translation

The power plant burns lignite.

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