coalification

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noun

The formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat.

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carbonification
OriginEnglish coal ← Middle English col ← Old English col →
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Meanings

nouncoalification (usually uncountable, plural coalifications)

plural coalifications

  1. uncountableusuallygeographyThe formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat.

    Synonyms: carbonification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formation of coal by the gradual heating and compression of organic matter, normally by means of peat.

Similar
carbonification
Also see
carbonification

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵwelH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵwl̥Hom
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵulHom
  4. Proto-Germanic*kulą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*kol
  6. Old Englishcol
  7. Middle Englishcol
  8. Englishcoal
  9. Englishcoalification

From coal + -ification.

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APA

coalification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalification

MLA

“coalification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalification.

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