— anthracitic /an'threuh sit"ik/ , anthracitous /an"threuh suy'teuhs/ , adj.
/an"threuh suyt'/ , n.
a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. Also called anthracite coal .
[ 1810-15; prob. anthracitis kind of coal. See ANTHRAC-, -ITE 1 ]