Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of greenish- or yellowish-gray coal occurring in masses made up of foliaceous layers, which when burning emits a very fetid odor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Min.) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.

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  • noun mineralogy An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek, meaning "ill-smelling".

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