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LIGNITE (Lat. lignum, wood)

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 679 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LIGNITE (Lat. lignum, wood)

LIGNITE (See also:
LAT
Lat. lignum, See also:
WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)
wood) , an imperfectly formed See also:

COAL

coal, usually brownish in See also:

COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, and always showing the structure of the See also:

wood from which it was derived (see COAL) .

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