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Coalite, n.|ˈkəʊlaɪt| Also coalite. [f. coal n. +-ite1.] The proprietary name of a type of smokeless fuel produced by heating, and so refining, bituminous coal.
1906Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Oct. 1424 Coalite..Coal, Coke, Breeze and Partially Coked Coal. Thomas Parker, 1b Chapel Street, Edgware Road, London, N.W. 1907Daily Chron. 18 June 6/3 ‘Coalite’ is prepared from coal by extracting all the smoke-producing elements. 1934Times 5 Jan. 14/3 The carbonization of this total of 600,000 tons of coal a year will yield about 420,000 tons of coalite, the smokeless fuel which is produced by the process. 1955Times 8 July 15/3 When a smokeless zone is declared, only certain specified fuels may be burned within it. Of these ‘Coalite’ is the most popular, for it can be used with equal efficiency in every type of solid fuel appliance. |