vitrain
vitrain · vitrains
A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of…A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
Origin
From Latin vitreus (“vitreous”) + -ain in fusain; compare French -ain (“-ane”). Coined byFrom Latin vitreus (“vitreous”) + -ain in fusain; compare French -ain (“-ane”). Coined by British birth control campaigner and paleontologist Marie Stopes in 1918.
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