| 单词 | bituminous coal |
| 释义 | bituminous coalnouna mineral coal that contains volatile hydrocarbons and tarry matter and burns with a yellow, smoky flame; soft coal. Origin of bituminous coalFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby bituminous coalBitTorrent, bitty, bitumen, bituminize, bituminous, bituminous coal, Bitzer, biunique, biuniqueness, biuret, biuret reaction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bituminous coalbituminous coal nouna soft black coal, rich in volatile hydrocarbons, that burns with a smoky yellow flame. Fixed carbon content: 46–86 per cent; calorific value: 1.93 × 10 7 – 3.63 × 10 7 J/kgAlso called: soft coal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for bituminous coalbituminous coal [ bĭ-tōō′mə-nəs ] A soft type of coal that burns with a smoky, yellow flame. Bituminous coal is the most abundant form of coal. It has a high sulfur content, and when burned, gives off sulfurous compounds that contribute to air pollution and acid rain. Compare anthracite lignite. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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