anthracite
/ˈænθrəsaɪt/noun
mass noun
1- coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke无烟煤。
1.1
- a dark grey colour黑灰色。
派生词
anthracitic
adjective词源
late 16th cent. （denoting a gem described by Pliny and said to resemble coals， supposedly hydrophane）： from Greek anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak- 'coal'.