Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wood_coal

2 senses of wood coal

Sense 1
lignite, brown coal, wood coal -- (intermediate between peat and bituminous coal)
       => coal -- (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)
       => humate -- (material that is high in humic acids)

Sense 2
charcoal, wood coal -- (a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air)
       => fuel -- (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft")
       => carbon, C, atomic number 6 -- (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)