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anthracite

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Related topics: Gas, coal, oil, Geology
an·thra·cite /ˈænθrəsaɪt/ noun [uncountable]  TPGa very hard type of coal that burns slowly and produces a lot of heat 无烟煤
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anthraciteWork is proceeding on the economic feasibility of making a fuel pellet from commercial waste and anthracite dust.Buildings, black as anthracite, were receding or telescoping down, rumbling as they moved, clearing a field for battle.But all fossil fuels, especially the cleanest anthracite, burn to produce abundant carbon dioxide.Methane formation continues in anthracite rank stages as shown in Fig. 1.The driest and hardest coal is anthracite.The diagram demonstrates that large amounts of methane are formed in the anthracite stage.Coal miners, in their miners' hats, marched in honor of the man who had settled the anthracite coal strike.
Origin anthracite (1800-1900) Greek anthrakitis, from anthrax; → ANTHRAX
an·thra·cite nounChineseSyllable
a coal Corpus that type of hard very


anthracite
anthracite /ˈænθrəsaɪt/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: Greek
 Origin: anthrakitis, from anthrax; anthrax
a very hard type of coal that burns slowly and produces a lot of heat


an·thra·citeBrE /ˈænθrəsaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈænθrəsaɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a very hard type of coal that burns slowly without producing a lot of smoke or flames 无烟煤