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anthracite

Pronunciation: /ˈanθrəsʌɪt/

Translate anthracite | into Italian

Definition of anthracite

noun

[mass noun]

coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke.
a dark grey colour: a wide range of colours from anthracite to blush pink [as modifier]:the anthracite finish on these cupboard doors

Origin:

late 16th century (denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals, supposedly hydrophane (a type of opal)): from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- 'coal'