Definition of VITRAIN

vitrain

Meanings

Plural: vitrains

Noun

  • A constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vitreus (“vitreous”) + -ain in fusain; compare French -ain (“-ane”). Coined by British birth control campaigner and paleontologist Marie Stopes in 1918.

Scrabble Score: 10

vitrain is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vitrain is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vitrain is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vitrain is a valid Words With Friends word