Coke
Coke , noun
[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 largely used where a smokeless fire is required.
Collocations (1)
Gas coke , the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.
Coke , transitive verb
To convert into coke.