TORBANITE


Meaning of TORBANITE in English

/tawr"beuh nuyt'/ , n.

Petrol. a dark-brown oil shale containing a large amount of carbonaceous matter.

[ 1855-60; named after Torbane (Hill), in Linlithgowshire, Scotland; see -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .