coalification

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noun

coal·​i·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌkō-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: a process in which vegetable matter becomes converted into coal of increasingly higher rank with anthracite as the final product

coalify

ˈkō-lə-ˌfī 

transitive verb

coalify

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verb

coal·​i·​fy ˈkō-lə-ˌfī 

-ed/-ing/-es

: to change into coal by the process of coalification

Word History

Etymology

Verb

coal + -ify

First Known Use

Noun

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coalification

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration