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vitrain

[ vi-treyn ]

noun

  1. the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.

vitrain

/ ˈ±¹Éª³Ù°ù±ðɪ²Ô /

noun

  1. a type of coal occurring as horizontal glassy bands of a nonsoiling friable material
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vitrain1

1915–20; < Latin vitr ( um ) glass + -ain, as in fusain
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vitrain1

C20: from Latin vitrum glass + -ain, as in fusain

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