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anthrac- — combining form or anthraco Etymology: Latin anthrac , from Greek anthrak , anthrako charcoal, carbuncle, from anthrak , anthrax more at anthrax 1. : coal : carbon anthracosis … Useful english dictionary
anthracite — noun Etymology: Greek anthrakitis, from anthrak , anthrax coal Date: 1811 a hard natural coal of high luster differing from bituminous coal in containing little volatile matter and in burning very cleanly called also hard coal • anthracitic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
anthracnose — noun Etymology: French, from Greek anthrak , anthrax + nosos disease Date: 1886 any of numerous destructive plant diseases caused by imperfect fungi and characterized especially by necrotic lesions … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Anthrax [1] — Anthrax (gr.), 1) Kohle, daher viele Zusammensetzungen mit Anthrak....; 2) älterer Name des Rubins; 3) (Med.), eine Geschwulst, bestehend aus einer unter der Haut befindlichen umschriebenen Entzündung des Zellgewebes u. fast immer in Brand… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
anthrac- — a combining form meaning coal, carbon, carbuncle, used in the formation of compound words: anthracosis; anthracnose; anthracoid. Also, esp. before a consonant, anthraco . [ < L anthrac < Gk anthrak (s. of ánthrax). See ANTHRAX] * * * … Universalium
anthrax — 1. A disease in humans caused by infection by cutaneous a. (q.v.) followed by septicemia with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis from infected animals through skin; marked by hemorrhage and serous effusions in various organs and body cavities and… … Medical dictionary
anthracene — [ anθrəsi:n] noun Chemistry a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of crude oils. [C14H10.] Origin C19: from Gk anthrax, anthrak coal + ene … English new terms dictionary
anthracite — [ anθrəsʌɪt] noun coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke. Derivatives anthracitic adjective Origin C16 (denoting a gem resembling coal): from Gk anthrakitēs, from anthrax, anthrak coal … English new terms dictionary
anthracnose — [an θraknəʊs] noun a mainly fungal disease of plants, causing dark lesions. Origin C19: coined in Fr. from Gk anthrax, anthrak coal + nosos disease … English new terms dictionary
