mineral coal
/ˈmɪn(ə)rəl ˌkəʊl/ /ˈmɪn(ə)r(ə)l ˌkəʊl/Now chiefly historical
noun
Native or mined coal, as distinct from charcoal. Also: †a variety of coal in which there are no traces of plant structure (obsolete ).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), revolutionary politician and president of the United States of America. From mineral + coal.
- orthosilicate
- orthosilicic acid
- orthosis
- orthostat
- orthostatic
- orthostereoscopic
- orthostereoscopically
- orthostereoscopy
- orthostichous
- orthostichy
- orthostyle
- orthosymmetric
- orthotectonic
- orthotic
- orthotics
- orthotist
- orthotomic
- orthotone
- orthotonic
- orthotopic
- orthotriaene
- orthotropic
- orthotropism
- orthotropous
- orthotropy