soft coal

soft coal

n. See bituminous coal.

soft coal

n (Geological Science) another name for bituminous coal

bitu′minous coal′

n. a soft coal rich in volatile hydrocarbons and tarry matter and burning with a yellow, smoky flame. [1875–80]

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soft coal - rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flamebituminous coalcannel coal - a bituminous coal that burns with a luminous flamecoal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous periodsea coal - pulverized bituminous coal; used as a foundry facing