释义 |
elaterite Min.|ɪˈlætəraɪt| [f. elater1 elasticity + -ite.] A brown hydrocarbon, usually soft and elastic like india-rubber; elastic bitumen.
1826Emmons Min. 215 Elaterite, see Bitumen, elastic. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. xiv. 244 Masses of elaterite, and slaggy mineral pitch. |