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"roman": "eri cāmpal",
"sense": "residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases",
"word": "எரி சாம்பல்"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases",
"word": "เถ้าลอย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases",
"word": "uçucu kül"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zolá výnosu",
"sense": "residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зола́ ви́носу"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases",
"word": "tro bay"
}
],
"word": "fly ash"
}
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