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anthracite
an·thra·cite [ ánthrə st ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hard black coal: a hard shiny black coal that is clean-burning, high in carbon content, and low in volatile matter
[Early 19th century. Via Latin< Greek anthrakitēs< anthrax "coal"]

an·thra·cit·ic [ ànthrə síttik ] adjective
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