lig.niten.(名词)A soft, brownish-black coal in which the alteration of vegetable matter has proceeded further than in peat but not as far as in bituminous coal.Also called brown coal 褐煤:一种褐色软质煤,植物性物质的变化程度比泥煤重但比烟煤轻也作 brown coal【引伸】lignit.ic