anthracite

an·thra·cite  (nthr-st)

n.

A dense, shiny coal that has a high carbon content and little volatile matter and burns with a clean flame. Also called hard coal.

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[Probably ultimately from Greek anthrakitis, a kind of coal, from anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal.]

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anthra·citic (-stk) adj.

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anthracite

Noun

a hard coal that burns slowly with little smoke or flame but intense heat [Greek anthrax coal]

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anthracite  (nthr-st)

A hard, shiny coal that has a high carbon content. It is valued as a fuel because it burns with a clean flame and without smoke or odor, but it is much less abundant than bituminous coal. Compare bituminous coallignite

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anthracite - a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat anthracite coal, hard coal coal - fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

Translations

anthracite

n anthracite [ˈӕnθrəsait]

a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames. antrasiet فَحْم صَلْب، فَحْم أنْثراسيت антрацит antracit antrasit der Anthrazit ανθρακίτης antracita antratsiit زغالسنگ آنتراسیت antrasiitti anthracite פֶּחָם אַנתרָצִיט कोयला antracit antracit antrasit harðkol antracite 無煙炭 무연탄 antracitas antracīts antrasit antraciet antrasitt antracyt antracite antracit антрацит antracit antracit antracit antracit ถ่านหินชนิดแข็ง antrasit 無煙煤 антрацит کوئلےکی ایک قسم than đá 无烟煤