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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > energy resources > fuels > fossil fuels > coal > pulverized coal
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > mineral resources > fossil fuels > coal > pulverized coal
Fields of Study > geology > phytoliths > coal > pulverized coal
Fields of Study > geology > rocks > sedimentary rocks > coal > pulverized coal
Preferred Term:

pulverized coal

Definition:
Coal that has been crushed to a fine dust in a grinding mill. It is blown into the combustion zone of a furnace and burns very rapidly and efficiently.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
coal
Entry Terms:
  • pulverised coal
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/328431
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-03-15, last modified 2019-12-16