anthracoid

[ an-thruh-koid ]

adjective

1. resembling anthrax.
2. resembling coal or charcoal; carbonlike.

anthracoid

/ ˈænθrəˌkɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling anthrax
2. resembling carbon, coal, or charcoal

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthracoid¹

First recorded in 1880–85; anthrac- + -oid

Example Sentences

A fortnight afterwards the fifty sheep were inoculated with the most virulent anthracoid microbe (or germ).

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