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Added 13 October 2026

anthracite

/ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/ noun

Latin root: from Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anthracite at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
A dark grey color.
anthracite:

Origin

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

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