coke

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

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 1913 Webster]

Gas coke, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.

coke, v. t. 

 To convert into coke.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

coke, n. propr. Coca-Cola.

Etymology

abbr.

coke, n. & v.
--n.
1 a solid substance left after the gases have been extracted from coal.
2 a residue left after the incomplete combustion of petrol etc.
--v.tr. convert (coal) into coke.

coke, n. sl. cocaine.

Etymology

abbr.

THESAURUS

coke

Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, alcohol, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, ash, ashes, benzine, brand, briquette, burnable, butane, calx, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, cocaine, combustible, coom, crystal, dextroamphetamine sulfate, dope, dross, ethane, ethanol, fireball, firing, flammable, flammable material, football, fuel, fuel additive, fuel dope, fume, gas, gas carbon, gasoline, heart, heptane, hexane, inflammable, inflammable material, isooctane, jet fuel, jolly bean, kerosene, lava, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methane, methanol, natural gas, octane, oil, paraffin, peat, pentane, pep pill, propane, propellant, purple heart, reek, rocket fuel, scoria, slag, smoke, smudge, smut, snow, soot, speed, stimulant, sullage, turf, upper

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coke

Calefaction

N calefaction, increase of temperature, heating, calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction, melting, fusion, liquefaction, burning, ambustion, combustion, incension, accension, concremation, cremation, scorification, cautery, cauterization, ustulation, calcination, cracking, refining, incineration, cineration, carbonization, cupellation, ignition, inflammation, adustion, flagration, deflagration, conflagration, empyrosis, incendiarism, arson, auto dafe, boiling, coction, ebullition, estuation, elixation, decoction, ebullioscope, geyser, distillation (vaporization), furnace, blanket, flannel, fur, wadding, clothing, still, refinery, fractionating column, fractionating tower, cracking tower, match, incendiary, petroleuse, cauterizer, caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa, acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia, catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid, radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium, sunstroke, coup de soleil, insolation, pottery, ceramics, crockery, porcelain, china, earthenware, stoneware, pot, mug, terra cotta, brick, clinker, cinder, ash, scoriae, embers, soot, slag, coke, carbon, charcoal, wood alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil, gasoline, kerosene, naptha, fuel oil (fuel), wax, paraffin, residue, tar, inflammability, combustibility, diathermancy, transcalency, conduction, convection, radiation, radiant heat, heat conductivity, conductivity, thermal expansion, coefficient of expansion, heated, molten, sodden, r_echauff_e, heating, adust, inflammable, combustible, diathermal, diathermanous, burnt, volcanic, radioactive.

Fuel

N fuel, firing, combustible, coal, wallsend, anthracite, culm, coke, carbon, charcoal, bituminous coal, tar shale, turf, peat, firewood, bobbing, faggot, log, cinder, ingle, tinder, touchwood, sulphur, brimstone, incense, port-fire, fire-barrel, fireball, brand, amadou, bavin, blind coal, glance coal, German tinder, pyrotechnic sponge, punk, smudge, solid fueled rocket, wax, paraffin wax, paraffin oil, lamp oil, whale oil, oil, petroleum, gasoline, high octane gasoline, nitromethane, petrol, gas, juice, gasohol, alcohol, ethanol, methanol, fuel oil, kerosene, jet fuel, heating oil, number 2 oil, number 4 oil, naphtha, rocket fuel, high specific impulse fuel, liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen, lox, natural gas, synthetic gas, synthesis gas, propane, butane, hydrogen, brand, torch, fuse, wick, spill, match, light, lucifer, congreve, vesuvian, vesta, fusee, locofoco, linstock, candle, oil, carbonaceous, combustible, inflammable, high octane, high specific impulse, heat of combustion.