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Word: Anthracite
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (as anthracites, denoting two different precious stones or minerals, one red, one black): via Latin from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- ‘coal’. The form anthracite, denoting a hard variety of coal, dates from the late 18th century and is borrowed immediately from French
ˈanθrəsʌɪt
coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke.
Short Definition:coal of hard variety
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