Definitions for anthracites

anthracites an·thra·cite

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

Anthracites is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 1408 anagrams from letters in anthracites (aacehinrstt).

Definitions for anthracites

noun

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

Origin of anthracites

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

Examples for anthracites

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

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

There are gradations from bituminous coal into anthracite coal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for anthracites
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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