| anthracaemia | The presence of Bacillus anthracis in the circulating blood, usually resulting from previously developed anthrax of the skin or lungs. Synonym: anthrax septicaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anthracene | <chemistry> A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. Alternative forms: anthracin. Origin: Gr. Coal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracenes | A family of aromatic hydrocarbons derived from coal tar distillation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anthracic | Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthraciferous | <chemical> Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata. Origin: Gr. Coal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracin | <chemistry> A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. Alternative forms: anthracin. Origin: Gr. Coal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracite | A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal. Origin: L. Anthracites a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. Like coals, fr, coal or charcoal. Cf. Anthrax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthraco- | Coal; carbon; carbuncle; corresponds to L. Carb-, carbo-. Origin: G. Anthrax, anthrakos, charcoal, a live coal; a carbuncle, a pustule (05 Mar 2000) |
| anthracoid | <biology> Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe. Origin: Anthrax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracomancy | Divination by inspecting a burning coal. Origin: Gr, coal + -mancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracometer | An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture. Origin: Gr. Coal, carbon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anthracosilicosis | A mixed condition of anthracosis and silicosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anthracosis | Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon from inhaled smoke or coal dust in the lungs. See: pneumomelanosis. Synonym: collier's lung, melanedema, miner's lung. Origin: anthraco-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| anthracotic | Characterised by anthracosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anthracotic tuberculosis | <chest medicine> Fibrosis and scarring of the lungs secondary to the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation. Examples include silica, asbestos and coal dust exposure. (29 Oct 1998) |