LIGNITE

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 27

n. Lisg'nit. From lignum, wood. Fr., I., jais, jayet. Ger., Lignit, Braunkohle, Moorkohle. Brown coal; a fibrous sort, more of the nature of peat than of true coal. [B, 270 (a, 38).] [s. 638]