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anthracite (iou)



anthracite noun & adjective. L16.
[Greek anthrakites, formed as ANTHRACENE: see -ITE1.]
A gem described by Pliny, supposedly hydrophane. L16-M18.
A hard, non-bituminous kind of coal consisting of relatively pure carbon. Also anthracite coal. E19.
(Of) the dark grey colour of this coal. L19.
anthra'citic adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of anthracite coal M19.