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clarain

clarain noun: a form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.

Noun

clarain (countable and uncountable, plural clarains)

  1. A form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.
    • Insufficient fusain was available, whilst it was thought that the behaviour of clarain would be intermediate between durain and vitrain.1954, Wilfrid Francis, “The Composition of Mature Coals”, in Coal: Its Formation and Composition, London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., →OCLC, page 391

clarain meaning in Tamil

clarain in Tamil

கிளாரேன்

Forms of clarain

pluralclarains

Origin of clarain

From Latin clārus + French -ain (“-ane”), after fusain. Coined by British birth control campaigner and paleontologist Marie Stopes in 1918.

Questions about clarain

What does clarain mean?
Clarain means a form of coal having stratifications parallel to the bedding plane.
What is clarain in Tamil?
Clarain in Tamil is கிளாரேன். See Clarain meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clarain?
Clarain is a noun.
What is the plural of clarain?
The plural of clarain is clarains.

Words near clarain in the dictionary

  1. Clarabel
  2. clarabella
  3. clarabellas
  4. Clarabelle
  5. Clarah
  6. clarain
  7. clarains
  8. claraite
  9. Clarbeston
  10. Clarbeston Road
  11. Clarborough

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