Pulverized coal
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005307
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005307 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | pulverised coal |
| References | U.S. Energy Information Administration, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Coal |
| Translations | Spanish: carbón pulverizado |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005307",
"term": "Pulverized coal",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"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.",
"synonyms": [
"pulverised coal"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"coal"
],
"references": [
"U.S. Energy Information Administration, Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "carbón pulverizado"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pulverized-coal/"
}
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