anthracite
pronunciation
How to pronounce anthracite in British English:
UK [ˈænθrəsaɪt]
How to pronounce anthracite in American English:
US [ˈænθrəˌsaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
Word Origin
- anthracite (n.)
- "non-bituminous coal," 1812, earlier (c. 1600) a type of ruby-like gem described by Pliny, from Latin anthracites "bloodstone, semi-precious gem," from Greek anthrakites "coal-like," from anthrax (genitive anthrakos) "live coal" (see anthrax). Related: Anthractic (adj.).
Example
- 1. Using anthracite generates more carbon emissions than natural gas .
- 2. Detail of this higher grade of coal , anthracite .
- 3. Geologists estimate the seams of anthracite and bituminous coal in northern china , for instance , were formed from the jurassic period onward .
- 4. Yet , with potash still in the headlines , a separate takeover in china is revealing the possible agricultural importance of another substance : anthracite coal .
- 5. North korea sits right on its doorstep and reportedly has vast natural resources - coal and anthracite , timber , iron , gold and copper - that china hungers for .