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mother of coal

mother of coal noun: synonym of fusain (“fossilized charcoal”).

Noun

mother of coal (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of fusain (“fossilized charcoal”).
    Synonyms:
    fusain

Synonyms of mother of coal

Origin of mother of coal

Apparently named via an instance of the same theme whence also mother of pearl and mother of vinegar: a matrix that produces (or was believed to produce) the end product and also coexists therewith.

Questions about mother of coal

What does mother of coal mean?
Mother of coal means synonym of fusain (“fossilized charcoal”).
What part of speech is mother of coal?
Mother of coal is a noun.

Words near mother of coal in the dictionary

  1. mother nature
  2. mother of all
  3. Mother of all Bombs
  4. Mother of all Budgets
  5. mother of chapel
  6. mother of coal
  7. Mother of God
  8. Mother of Mercy
  9. mother of millions
  10. mother of pearl
  11. mother of pearls

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