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anthracite
[ an-thruh-sahyt ]
noun
- a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal.
anthracite
/ ˈænθrəˌsaɪt; ˌænθrəˈsɪtɪk /
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 7J/kg Also calledhard coal
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
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Derived Forms
- anthracitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- an·thra·cit·ic [an-thr, uh, -, sit, -ik], an·thra·cit·ous [an, -thr, uh, -sahy-t, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthracite1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anthracite1
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Example Sentences
When pure and of close hard grain it is used as a refractory for lining furnaces, especially those designed for anthracite.
There are four types: bituminous (soft), anthracite (hard), semi-bituminous and semi-anthracite.
Tried at a measured mile with anthracite and Merthyr coal mixed, three years afterwards, her average speed was 11 knots.
He was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.
The cooking-range, a large one designed to burn anthracite coal, was the general warming apparatus.
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