anthracoxen

anthracoxen
anthracoxen(e Min.
(ˈænθrəkɒkˌsiːn)
[mod. f. Gr. ἄνθρακ- coal + ξέν-ος stranger, guest; so named by Reuss in allusion to its occurrence as a foreign substance in coal.]
A brownish-black resin-like substance, occurring in amorphous masses which alternate with layers of coal, in the coal-beds of Brandeisl, near Schlan, in Bohemia.
in Watts Dict. Chem.

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  • anthracoxene — anthracoxen(e Min. (ˈænθrəkɒkˌsiːn) [mod. f. Gr. ἄνθρακ coal + ξέν ος stranger, guest; so named by Reuss in allusion to its occurrence as a foreign substance in coal.] A brownish black resin like substance, occurring in amorphous masses which… …   Useful english dictionary

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