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caking coal

caking coal noun: a bituminous coal which softens and becomes pasty or semiviscid when heated. On increasing the heat, the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent, grayish-black, cellular mass of coke is left.

Noun

caking coal (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A bituminous coal which softens and becomes pasty or semiviscid when heated. On increasing the heat, the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent, grayish-black, cellular mass of coke is left.

caking coal meaning in Tamil

caking coal in Tamil

கட்டியாகு கரி

Questions about caking coal

What does caking coal mean?
Caking coal means a bituminous coal which softens and becomes pasty or semiviscid when heated. On increasing the heat, the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent, grayish-black, cellular mass of coke is left.
What is caking coal in Tamil?
Caking coal in Tamil is கட்டியாகு கரி. See Caking coal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caking coal?
Caking coal is a noun.

Words near caking coal in the dictionary

  1. cakier
  2. cakiest
  3. cakily
  4. cakiness
  5. caking
  6. caking coal
  7. caking up
  8. cakings
  9. cakra
  10. cakras
  11. cakravartin

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