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单词 melinite
释义 I. melinite1|ˈmɛlɪnaɪt|
[Named by E. F. Glocker in 1847, f. Gr. µήλιν-ος (see meline a.1) + -ite.]
A clay resembling yellow ochre. Also ˈmelinine.
1868Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) II. 477 Melinite.1896Chester Dict. Min.
II. melinite2|ˈmɛlɪnaɪt|
[a. F. mélinite, f. Gr. µήλινος: see prec.]
A French explosive, said to be composed of picric acid, guncotton, and gum arabic.
1886Daily News 2 Dec. 5/2 France and Germany are lavishing money upon repeating rifles, melanite [sic] shells, and iron-plated forts.1887Chicago Advance 3 Feb. 78/4 The new French explosive, melenite,..resembles yellow clay.1887Nature 17 Mar. 472/2 The new gunpowder melinite has already begun its work of destruction.
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