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Phurnacite
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English
Etymology
Possibly from en furnace -ite
Noun
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en UK A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
en 1961 August New traffic flows in South Wales Trains Illustrated 492 Domestic fuel consigned from South Wales consists mainly of anthracite, phurnacite and other smokeless fuels.
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