ANTHRACITE


Meaning of ANTHRACITE in English

ˈan(t)thrəˌsīt, ˈaan- noun

or anthracite coal

( -s )

Etymology: Latin anthracites a kind of bloodstone, from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrak-, anthrax coal + -itēs -ite — more at anthrax

: a hard compact natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing only a small amount of volatile matter and burning with a nearly smokeless flame

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