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Definition: ANTHRACONITE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Anthraconite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Anthraconite \An*thrac"o*nite\, noun. [See Anthracite.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ANTHRACONITE

Domain Definition
Mining See: bituminous limestone; stinkstone; swinestone. (references)
Wikipedic Anthraconite or Stinkstone is a form of black, bituminous marble which produces an unpleasant odour when struck or rubbed. (references)

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Extended Definition: ANTHRACONITE


Anthraconite

Anthraconite or stinkstone is a form of black, bituminous bearing marble or calcite which produces an unpleasant odour when struck or rubbed. It is thought to have been formed when limestone is deposited under anaerobic conditions.


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Topics by Level of Interest: ANTHRACONITE

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Translations: ANTHRACONITE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français anthraconite (anthraconite). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, anthraconite. (volunteer & more translations)
French anthraconite (anthraconite). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, anthraconite. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek ανθρακονίτησ (anthraconite). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, anthraconite. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) anthrakonitis (anthraconite). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, anthraconite. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ANTHRACONITE

Language Translations for “anthraconite” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin anthraconiteway (anthraconite). Additional references: Pig Latin, anthraconite. (volunteer)
Terran B antaconite (anthraconite). Additional references: Terran B, anthraconite. (volunteer)
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