- Anthracitic
- Anthracitic An"thra*cit"ic, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Anthracitic
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anthracitic — adjective see anthracite … New Collegiate Dictionary
anthracitic — See anthracite. * * * … Universalium
anthracitic — adjective Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite … Wiktionary
anthracitic — adj. pertaining to anthracite (coal) … English contemporary dictionary
anthracitic — an·thra·cit·ic … English syllables
anthracitic — adjective relating to or resembling anthracite coal • Pertains to noun: ↑anthracite • Derivationally related forms: ↑anthracite … Useful english dictionary
anthracitic class — n a class of rank consisting of semianthracite, anthracite, and meta anthracite … Coke&Coal Terminology
anthracite — anthracitic /an threuh sit ik/, anthracitous /an threuh suy teuhs/, adj. /an threuh suyt /, n. a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. Also called anthracite coal. [1810 15; prob … Universalium
inertinite — n macerals that exhibit higher reflectance than other organic substances in the coal. DISCUSSION In any coal ranked lower than anthracitic, inertinite reflectance commonly spans the range from only slightly higher than associated vitrinite to… … Coke&Coal Terminology
anthracite — noun Etymology: Greek anthrakitis, from anthrak , anthrax coal Date: 1811 a hard natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little volatile matter and in burning very cleanly called also hard coal • anthracitic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
