anthracite

n.
A dense, shiny coal that has a high carbon content and little volatile matter and burns with a clean flame. Also called hard coal.

[Probably ultimately from Greek anthrakitis, a kind of coal, from anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal.]

anthracitic an'thra·cit'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
  Synonyms: anthracite coal, hard coal

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - antracit

Nederlands (Dutch)
antraciet

Français (French)
n. - anthracite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anthrazit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ορυκτολ.) ανθρακίτης

Italiano (Italian)
antracite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antracito (m) (Geol.)

Русский (Russian)
антрацит

Español (Spanish)
n. - antracita, carbón fósil, gris antracita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antracit

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无烟煤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無煙煤

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 무연탄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無煙炭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فحم الأنثراسيت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פחם-אבן, אנתרציט‬

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