anthracite

[ an-thruh-sahyt ]

/ ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR anthracite ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal.

Also called anthracite coal .

Origin of anthracite

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anthracite

an·thra·cit·ic

[an-thruh-sit-ik], /ˌæn θrəˈsɪt ɪk/, an·thra·cit·ous

[an-thruh-sahy-tuhs], /ˈæn θrəˌsaɪ təs/, adjective

Words nearby anthracite

anthotaxy, -anthous, anthozoan, anthrac-, anthracene, anthracite, anthracnose, anthraco-, anthracoid, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis

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Example sentences from the Web for anthracite

Five feet of wood or plant may produce about one foot of bituminous coal, or six-tenths of a foot of anthracite.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
The freight-trains and their anthracite smoke must have had a disturbing influence on Hawthorne's sensibility.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne|Frank Preston Stearns
We have anthracite coal for but fifty years, and bituminous coal for less than two hundred.
The Fight For Conservation|Gifford Pinchot
The anthracite coal of the Pennsylvania mountains is the result of heat and pressure acting upon soft coal.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers

The real achievement of the Thomas administration was the development of the property as a heavy carrier of anthracite coal.
The Railroad Builders|John Moody

British Dictionary definitions for anthracite

anthracite

/ (ˈænθrəˌsaɪt) /

noun

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 × 10 7 –3.63 × 10 7 J/kgAlso called: hard coal

Derived forms of anthracite

anthracitic (ˌænθrəˈsɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for anthracite

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

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Scientific definitions for anthracite

anthracite

[ 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.

单词	anthracite
释义	anthracite [ an-thruh-sahyt ] / ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR anthracite ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. Also called anthracite coal . Origin of anthracite 1810–15; probably <French <Latin (Pliny) anthracītis kind of coal. See anthrac-, -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM anthracite an·thra·cit·ic [an-thruh-sit-ik], /ˌæn θrəˈsɪt ɪk/, an·thra·cit·ous [an-thruh-sahy-tuhs], /ˈæn θrəˌsaɪ təs/, adjective Words nearby anthracite anthotaxy, -anthous, anthozoan, anthrac-, anthracene, anthracite, anthracnose, anthraco-, anthracoid, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anthracite Five feet of wood or plant may produce about one foot of bituminous coal, or six-tenths of a foot of anthracite. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith The freight-trains and their anthracite smoke must have had a disturbing influence on Hawthorne's sensibility. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne\|Frank Preston Stearns We have anthracite coal for but fifty years, and bituminous coal for less than two hundred. The Fight For Conservation\|Gifford Pinchot The anthracite coal of the Pennsylvania mountains is the result of heat and pressure acting upon soft coal. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know\|Julia Ellen Rogers The real achievement of the Thomas administration was the development of the property as a heavy carrier of anthracite coal. The Railroad Builders\|John Moody British Dictionary definitions for anthracite anthracite / (ˈænθrəˌsaɪt) / noun 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 × 10 7 –3.63 × 10 7 J/kgAlso called: hard coal Derived forms of anthracite anthracitic (ˌænθrəˈsɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for anthracite C19: from Latin anthracītes type of bloodstone, from Greek anthrakitēs coal-like, from anthrax coal, anthrax Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to anthracite slack, smut, ember, char, stoke, carbon, fuel, cinder, spark, charcoal, culm, scoria, ash Scientific definitions for anthracite anthracite [ 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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anthracite

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Origin of anthracite

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British Dictionary definitions for anthracite

noun

Derived forms of anthracite

Word Origin for anthracite

Words related to anthracite

Scientific definitions for anthracite