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Phurnacite|ˈfɜːnəsaɪt|
Also phurnacite.
A proprietary name for a kind of smokeless fuel made by carbonizing briquettes at relatively low temperatures.
1937Trade Marks Jrnl. 10 Feb. 150/1 Phurnacite{ddd}Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries, Limited,..London,..colliery owners. 1951Good Housek. Home Encycl. 32/1 Smokeless fuel, the bulk of which is known as Phurnacite. 1952Economist 1 Nov. 332/2 The favourite small coals of the domestic consumer—anthracite and the best briquettes—remain scarce. The board [sc. the National Coal Board] still has only one—now considerably enlarged—plant making ‘phurnacite’, which is an excellent but expensive carbonised briquette. 1955Times 4 July 5/5 Welsh coals..and ‘Phurnacite’, a member of the manufactured fuel group, are still restricted, but coke, ‘Coalite’, and ‘Rexo’ are said to be freely available. 1976Guardian 10 Apr. 10/8 The coalman poured the sack of phurnacite into the bunker. |
