Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clean coal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: clean -coal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any technology that may mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that arise from the burning of coal for electrical power.

Uncountable

noun

anthracite (a cleaner burning variety of coal, which is usually hard and bluish, with fewer impurities; making it acceptable for uses needing cleaner coal)

Dated; Uncountable

noun

coke (a coked version of coal, that has been cleaned of many of its impurities, making it acceptable for use in steel-making and other uses needing cleaner coal)

Dated; Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

bituminous coal black coal blue coal brown coal dirty coal hard coal soft coal wet coal

Frequently Paired Words

bituminous coal black coal blue coal brown coal dirty coal hard coal soft coal wet coal

Antonyms

dirty coal lignite

Questions

What does clean coal mean?: Any technology that may mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that arise from the burning of coal for electrical power.

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