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Definition of: lignite
(lig′nīt) noun
A compact, carbonized vegetable substance often retaining fibrous structure, forming an imperfect fuel intermediate between peat and true coal; brown coal. [<F]
—lig.nit′ic (-nit′ik) adjective
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