coalification: Meaning and Definition of

coal•i•fi•ca•tion

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