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anthracite

/an-thruh-sahyt/US // ˈæn θrəˌsaɪt //UK // (ˈænθrəˌsaɪt) //

无烟煤,白煤,烟煤,无烟囱

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mineral coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal.

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Examples

  • When pure and of close hard grain it is used as a refractory for lining furnaces, especially those designed for anthracite.

  • There are four types: bituminous (soft), anthracite (hard), semi-bituminous and semi-anthracite.

  • Tried at a measured mile with anthracite and Merthyr coal mixed, three years afterwards, her average speed was 11 knots.

  • He was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.

  • The cooking-range, a large one designed to burn anthracite coal, was the general warming apparatus.