anthracite
noun/ˈænθrəˌsaɪt/
Frequency rank: #18,943 most common English word
Meaning
A hard, shiny form of coal that burns with little smoke and has a high carbon content.
Example sentence
The miners spent long hours underground extracting anthracite from the deep seams.
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