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anthracite definition

an·thra·cite (an′t̸hrə sīt′)

noun

a shiny black, hard, metamorphic coal that contains a low percentage of volatile matter and burns with a smokeless flame: also called hard coal

Etymology: Gr anthrakitis, kind of coal < anthrax, coal

Related Forms:

  • anthracitic an′·thra·cit′ic (-sit′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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