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Xylanthrax

Xylanthrax \Xy*lan"thrax\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood + ? coal.] Wood coal, or charcoal; -- so called in distinction from mineral coal.

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xylanthrax

n. (context archaic English) wood coal or charcoal, distinguished from mineral coal; lignite.