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Meaning of "vitrain" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VITRAIN

From Latin vitrum glass + -ain, as in fusain.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF VITRAIN

ˈvɪtreɪn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VITRAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vitrain is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VITRAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vitrain

Vitrain is a type of coal. Its combustion leads to ash containing extractable levels of germanium compounds such as germanium dioxide.

Definition of vitrain in the English dictionary

The definition of vitrain in the dictionary is a type of coal occurring as horizontal glassy bands of a nonsoiling friable material.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VITRAIN

Bahrain · brain · Coltrane · constrain · crane · detrain · drain · drivetrain · entrain · grain · Lorraine · potty-train · powertrain · rain · restrain · retrain · strain · terrain · train · Ukraine

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VITRAIN

vitrage · vitrail · vitrailled · vitraillist · vitrectomy · vitreoretinal traction · vitreosity · vitreous · vitreous body · vitreous humour · vitreous silica · vitreously · vitreousness · vitrescence · vitrescent · vitrescibility · vitrescible · vitreum · vitric · vitrifaction

WORDS THAT END LIKE VITRAIN

bullet train · diesel train · excursion train · express train · eye strain · freight train · gear train · ghost train · goods train · gravy train · groin strain · Lake Pontchartrain · mail train · passenger train · refrain · steam train · subway train · toy train · tube train · wagon train · way train

Synonyms and antonyms of vitrain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vitrain» into 25 languages

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Trends of use of vitrain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VITRAIN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vitrain

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VITRAIN»

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Coal Geology
From McCabe (1984), with permission of the International Association of Sedimentologists Vitrain Black, very bright lustre; thin layers break cubically; thick layers have conchoidal fracture Clarain Finely stratified layers of vitrain, durain and, ...
Larry Thomas, 2002
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Devonian Rugose Corals from Northern Maine
BANDED COAL Most commercial coal is banded, owing to alternations of two or more of the mnin coal ingredients, vitrain, fusain, and attrital coal. VITRAIN Vitrain is the ingredient in coal composing the shiny black bands that have brilliant ...
William Albert Oliver, 1960
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Mining Science and Technology 1996
The macerals ofShenfu coal (%) The contents of volatile matter, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen are higher in vitrain, but those of ash and carbon are higher in fusain. The caking behaviour of vitrain and clarain could be improved after the coal has ...
T.S. Golosinski, Guo Yuguang, 1996
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Lignites of North America
Lithobody Fusain Vitrain Attritus 1) Attritus dominated, abundant fusain 19.0 25.0 56.0 2) Vitrain dominated 1.5 91.5 7.7 3) Vitrain dominated, with attritus 3.4 76.0 21.5 4) Vitrain and attritus equal 6.3 50.7 43.0 5) Attritus dominated, with vitrain ...
H.H. Schobert, 1995
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Geology of Fossil Fuels: Coal
Sample No. Sampling Site Age «„„,/% Sample Characteristics 1 Dongsheng.lnner Mongolia J!-2, 0.42 banded vitrain 2 Chengpo, Inner Mongolia PI, 0.53 banded vitrain 3 Hequ.Shanxi P,s 0.58 banded vitrain 4 Pianguan.Shaanxi ...
Yang Qi, 1997
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Antarctic paleobotany and coal Coal deposits used for coking in steelmaking in Europe and North America were formed from plants with large amounts of sclerotic (thick-walled) tissue that changed into thick bands of vitrain, the most important ...
‎1978
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Coal and Coalbed Gas: Fueling the Future
TABLE 5.7 Classification Matrices of Macrolithotypes based on Thickness of Vitrain and Attrital Bands and Lamina- tions Devised for Subbituminous Coals in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, United States COAL Macrolithotype Average ...
Romeo M. Flores, 2013
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Geochemistry of Minor Elements in Coals of the Northern ...
generally contains more beryllium than the vitrain. No conclusions can be drawn concerning boron and titanium in either of the two combinations that were analyzed. Other investigators have found that vanadium, chromium, and copper ...
Peter Zubovic, Taisia Stadnichenko, Nola B. Sheffey, 1961
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Geological Survey professional paper
-Semiquantitative spectro graphic analysis of ash from vitrain from the Rex No. 1 mine [Analyst: Mona Franck, U. S. Geological Survey] Percent Element* U, V 1-5 Si, Pb, Ca 0.5-1 Al, Fe 0.1-0.5- Zn 0.05-0.1 Ba, Nd, La, Cu 0.01-0.05 B, Ti, Y, Mg,  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1987
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Cumnock Coal Bed: chemical analvsis C- 28758), bright, attrital, few thin vitrain bands, moderately py- ritic Shale, dark-gray to black, dense, hard, many blebs of vitrain; occasional streaks of graver shale . Coal (Lower bench, Cumnock Coal ...
‎1955

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VITRAIN»

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Appuntamenti di Fermodellismo
... avvenute cancellazioni o variazioni al programma. Tags: Acme, fermodellismo, Hornby, Jouef, Liliput, Lima, Marklin, Oskar, Rivarossi, Roco, trenini, Vitrains. «tuttoTreno Blog - Rail News Magazine, Sep 13»
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Ga. Bald Eagles Doing Well
The state Department of Natural Resources reports the population is also soaring, even in some unusual places. (Photo Courtesy of vitrain via Flickr.) Tweet ... «GPB, Apr 13»
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Sondaggi per i Modelli dell'Anno 2012
ALn 668.1500 ViTrains. Set Trenord E.464 + MD ViTrains. MATERIALE RIMORCHIATO. Carri articolati doppi ACME Carri chiusi a 2 assi M trasporto vino ACME «Ferrovie.info, Mar 13»
REFERENCE
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