Anthracite
31anthracite — [ anθrəsʌɪt] noun coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. Derivatives anthracitic adjective Origin C16 (denoting a gem resembling coal): from Gk anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak coal …
32anthracite — n. Blind coal, glance coal, stone coal, hard coal …
33anthracite — noun (U) a very hard type of coal that burns slowly and produces a lot of heat …
34anthracite — n the rank of coal, within the anthracitic class of Classification D388, such that on the dry and mineral matterfree basis, the volatile matter content of the coal is greater than 2 % but equal to or less than 8 % (or the fixed carbon content is… …
35anthracite — an·thra·cite …
36anthracite — UK [ˈænθrəˌsaɪt] / US noun [uncountable] a type of very hard coal …
37anthracite — an•thra•cite [[t]ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. min a hard coal low in volatile hydrocarbons and burning with little smoke or flame • Etymology: 1810–15; prob. < F < L (Pliny) anthracītis kind of coal. See anthracene, ite I an thra•cit′ic ˈsɪt ɪk… …
38anthracite — /ˈænθrəsaɪt / (say anthruhsuyt) noun a hard, black, lustrous coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. {Latin anthracītes, from Greek anthrakītēs kind of precious stone (properly coal like)… …
39anthracite — n. coal of a hard variety burning with little flame and smoke. Derivatives: anthracitic adj. Etymology: Gk anthrakitis a kind of coal (as ANTHRACENE) …
40Anthracite City — Scranton, Pennsylvania …
