What is the difference between bitumin and coal?

bitumin | coal | Hyponyms |

Coal is a hyponym of bitumin.

Bitumin is likely misspelled.

Bitumin has no English definition.

As a noun coal is

a black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

As a verb coal is

to take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

bitumin

Not English

Bitumin has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'bitumin':

batman, bitumen, betanin, badman, boatman, boatmen, batmen, badmen, batwoman, batwomen, boothman, boothmen

coal

English

(wikipedia coal)

Noun

(en-noun)

(uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

(countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English either of the following examples could be used, whereas the latter would be more common in American English.

Put some coals on the fire.

Put some coal on the fire.

(countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

(countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals , with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.

Charcoal

Hyponyms

* anthracite, bitumin

Derived terms

* bituminous coal, soft coal * brown coal * channel coal * coal ball * coal bed * coal black * coalboy * coal gas * coal hole * coal oil * coal tar * coal tit * coalmine, coal mine * coals to Newcastle * hard coal (see: anthracite) * white coal

Verb

(en verb)

To take on a supply of coal (usually of steam ships).

* 1890 , (Oscar Wilde), The Picture of Dorian Gray , ch. XVI:

The light shook and splintered in the puddles. A red glare came from an outward-bound steamer that was coaling .

To be converted to charcoal.

* 1957 , H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry , p. 18:

As a result, particles of wood and twigs insufficiently coaled are frequently found at the bottom of such pits.

To burn to charcoal; to char.

* Francis Bacon

Charcoal of roots, coaled into great pieces.

To mark or delineate with charcoal.

(Camden)

To supply with coal.

to coal a steamer