anthracite

an·thra·cite

 (ăn′thrə-sīt′)

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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an′thra·cit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.

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anthracite

(ˈænθrəˌsaɪt)

n

(Geological Science) a hard jet-black coal that burns slowly with a nonluminous flame giving out intense heat. Fixed carbon content: 86–98 per cent; calorific value: 3.14 × 10⁷–3.63 × 10⁷ J/kg. Also called: hard coal

[C19: from Latin anthracītes type of bloodstone, from Greek anthrakitēs coal-like, from anthrax coal, anthrax]

anthracitic adj

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an•thra•cite

(ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt)

n.

a hard coal low in volatile hydrocarbons and burning with little smoke or flame.

[1810–15; probably < French < Latin (Pliny) anthracītis kind of coal. See anthracene, -ite¹]

an`thra•cit′ic (-ˈsɪt ɪk) an′thra•cit`ous (-ˌsaɪ təs) adj.

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an·thra·cite

(ăn′thrə-sīt′)

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 coal, lignite.

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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

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Translations

فَحْم صَلْب، فَحْم أنْثراسيت

antracit

antrasit

Anthrazit

anthracite

antracit

antracit

harîkol

antracite

antracitas

antracīts

antrasitt

antracit

antrasit

无烟煤

anthracite

[ˈænθrəsaɪt] N → antracita f

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anthracite

[ˈænθrəsaɪt] n → anthracite m

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anthracite

n → Anthrazit m

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anthracite

[ˈænθrəsaɪt] n → antracite f

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anthracite

(ˈӕnθrəsait) noun

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

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