steam coal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steem kohl]
- /stim koʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steem kohl]
- /stim koʊl/

Definitions of steam coal words

noun steam coal coal with relatively high sulfur content, suited for generating steam but not for coking. 1
noun steam coal coal suitable for use in producing steam, as in a steam-boiler 0

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Origin of steam coal

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Steam coal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Steam coal

steam coal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

steam coal usage trend in Literature

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