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clarains

clarains is the plural of clarain.

Meaning of clarain

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

Questions about clarains

What is clarains the plural of?
Clarains is the plural of clarain.

Words near clarains in the dictionary

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

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