Definitions for anthracite

anthracite an·thra·cite

Spelling: [an-thruh-sahyt]
IPA: /ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt/

Anthracite is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 665 anagrams from letters in anthracite (aacehinrtt).

Definitions for anthracite

noun

  1. a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal.

Origin of anthracite

1810-15; probably French Latin (Pliny) anthracītis kind of coal. See anthrac-, -ite1

Examples for anthracite

The total area of the Pennsylvania anthracite field is about 300,000 acres.

anthracite coal was known in this country only as a hard black rock.

A basket of anthracite was costing them at this time about forty cents.

On the contrary, England will find it advantageous to come to us for our anthracite.

At this time there was also unrest in the anthracite coal trade.

I have heard that it is the only place in the world where anthracite has been found.

Large quantities are made at Niagara Falls from anthracite by electricity.

There are gradations from bituminous coal into anthracite coal.

The second kind of coal, the sort that is hard and bright, is anthracite.

Cleveland's fires are the fires of anthracite and not of straw.

Word Value for anthracite
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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