English Dictionary: coke | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for coke | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coke \Coke\, n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.] Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where [?] smokeless fire is required. [Written also {coak}.] {Gas coke}, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Coke \Coke\, v. t. To convert into coke. |