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anthracite

/ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
an-thracite
IPA
/ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dark grey color.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Via Latin from Ancient Greek ἀνθρακῖτις (anthrakîtis, “a kind of coal”), from ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “charcoal”). By surface analysis, anthrac- + -ite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀνθρακῖτις

Usage

Inflected Forms

anthracites (plural)

Derived Forms

anthraciferous anthracitic anthracitism

Phrases

meta-anthracite

Frequently Paired Words

semianthracite bituminous coal sub-bituminous coal brown coal

Synonyms

hard coal anthracite coal

Questions

How do you pronounce anthracite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/.
What does anthracite mean?
A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
Where does anthracite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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