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Concept information

Preferred term

PEAT  

Definition

  • AN ORGANIC FUEL CONSISTING OF SPONGY MATERIAL FORMED BY THE PARTIAL DECOMPOSITION OF ORGANIC MATTER. THE FORMATION OF PEAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE FORMATION OF COAL.

Broader concept

Definition source

  • BRITANNICA.COM

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/4c114ada-6228-4533-b26e-b58bf2b79578

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