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Dysodile

DYS'ODILE

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Noun.
A species of coal of a greenish or yellowish gray color, in masses composed of thin layers. When burning, it emits a very fetid odor.

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dysodile

dysodile

English

Noun

dysodile (usually uncountable, plural dysodiles)

  1. (mineralogy) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.