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Nov 29, 2009
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coal•i•fi•ca•tion



Pronunciation: (kō"lu-fi-kā'shun), [key]
n. Geol.
the conversion of plant material into coal by natural processes, as by diagenesis and, in some instances, metamorphism.

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