anthracoticadj.
/ˌanθrəˈkɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˌænθrəˈkɑdɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of anthracosis (anthracosis n.2); affected with anthracosis. Also: containing or consisting of carbon particles.
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anthracotic1875
poucey1880
silicotic1913
pneumonoconiotic1931
pneumoconiotic1933
byssinotic1952
1875 Monthly Abstr. Med. Sci. 2 95 The disease in question might here take the name of anthracotic pneumoconiosis among moulders.
1934 S. C. Blacktin Dust x. 204 It is the kind of dust which accounts largely for the huge colliery spill banks, the deep iron scale dust on smithy floors, the anthracotic miners' lung and daily blackened exterior.
1985 Amer. Scientist 73 24/1 (caption) The black material on the lungs is anthracotic pigment, accumulated from the smoky air of the house, which is heated by seal oil.
2002 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 185 1131/1 The lungs were somewhat atelectatic and had gray-black anthracotic cut surfaces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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