anthracite

Pronunciation: /ˈænθɹəˌsaɪt/

The English word “anthracite” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A form of carbonized ancient plants; the hardest and cleanest-burning of all the coals.
A dark grey color.

Via Latin from Ancient Greek ἀνθρακῖτις (anthrakîtis, “a kind of coal”), from ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “charcoal”). By surface analysis, anthrac- + -ite.

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