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Phurnacite

Phurnacite noun: a proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.

Noun

Phurnacite (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
    • Domestic fuel consigned from South Wales consists mainly of anthracite, phurnacite and other smokeless fuels.1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492

Origin of Phurnacite

Possibly from furnace + -ite

Questions about Phurnacite

What does Phurnacite mean?
Phurnacite means a proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
What part of speech is Phurnacite?
Phurnacite is a noun.

Words near Phurnacite in the dictionary

  1. phurba
  2. phurbas
  3. phurcalite
  4. Phurem
  5. Phuritsabam
  6. Phurnacite
  7. Phurud
  8. PHUs
  9. Phussa
  10. phut
  11. Phutball

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