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coalification
coal·i·fi·ca·tion C0433000 (kō′lə-fĭ-kā′shən)n. Compression and hardening over long periods of time, the processes by which coal is formed from plant materials.coalification (ˌkəʊlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) nthe compression, over time, of plant matter into coalcoal•i•fi•ca•tion (ˌkoʊ lə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n. the conversion of plant material into coal by natural processes, as by diagenesis and, in some instances, metamorphism. [1910–15] coalification
coalification[‚kōl·ə·fə′kā·shən] (geology) Formation of coal from plant material by the processes of diagenesis and metamorphism. Also known as bituminization; carbonification; incarbonization; incoalation. |