Anthracic
anthracic
anthracic an·thrac·ic (ān-thrās’ĭk)
adj.
relating to anthrax.
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- Anthraco-
variant of before a consonant.
- Anthracosis
the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis. . noun a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust informal name coal miner’s lung anthracosis an·thra·co·sis (ān’thrə-kō’sĭs) n. acc-mulation of carbon in the lungs from inhaled smoke or coal dust. also called miner’s lung.
- Anthracoid
resembling anthrax. resembling coal or charcoal; carbonlike. adjective resembling anthrax resembling carbon, coal, or charcoal anthracoid an·thra·coid (ān’thrə-koid’) adj. characterisitic of or resembling a carbuncle or cutaneous anthrax. resembling anthrax.