What does soft coal mean?

soft coal means "rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame".

What is another word for soft coal?

Close synonyms include bituminous coal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is soft coal a common word?

soft coal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

soft coal — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame
Synonymsbituminous coal
Broadercoal
Narrowercannel coal sea coal

Questions about soft coal

What does soft coal mean?: soft coal means "rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame".
What is another word for soft coal?

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