anthracite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
    anthracite coal; hard coal.

WordNet

An"thra*cite noun
Etymology
L. anthracites a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. like coals, fr. , , coal or charcoal. Cf. Anthrax.
Definitions
  1. A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

Webster 1913