Etymology

semicoke

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Today it means: Any of a range of products intermediate in composition and consistency between coke and pitch, formed by the incomplete carbonization of coal. Full definition →

English coke ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishcoke
  6. English todaysemicoke

From semi- + coke.

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