Phurnacite

English

Etymology

Possibly from furnace +‎ -ite

Noun

Phurnacite (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A proprietary brand of smokeless fuel in the form of coal briquettes.
    • 1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:
      Domestic fuel consigned from South Wales consists mainly of anthracite, phurnacite and other smokeless fuels.

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