Anthracite

['ænθrəsaɪt]

Definition

(noun.) a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat.

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Definition

(n.) A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Blind-coal, glance-coal, stone-coal, hard-coal.

Typist: Sean

Definition

n. a kind of coal that burns nearly without flame smell or smoke consisting almost entirely of carbon and not readily ignited.—adjs. Anthracif′erous yielding anthracite; Anthracit′ic.—n. Anthracit′ism.

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