BITUMINOUS COAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bituminous coal mean? 

• BITUMINOUS COAL (noun)
  The noun BITUMINOUS COAL has 1 sense:

1. rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame

  Familiarity information: BITUMINOUS COAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BITUMINOUS COAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bituminous coal; soft coal

Hypernyms ("bituminous coal" is a kind of...):

coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bituminous coal"):

cannel coal (a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flame)

sea coal (pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing)