[an-thruh-sahyt] 
| a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. |
| an·thra·cite (ān'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. [Probably ultimately from Greek anthrakitis, a kind of coal, from anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal.] an'thra·cit'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj. |
| anthracite (ān'thrə-sīt') Pronunciation Key
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. |
θrəˌsaɪt