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