α. 1800s hatchetine, 1800s– hatchettine.
β. 1800s hatchetin, 1800s hatchettin.
单词 | hatchettine |
释义 | hatchettinen.α. 1800s hatchetine, 1800s– hatchettine. β. 1800s hatchetin, 1800s hatchettin. Mineralogy. 1. A naturally occurring paraffin wax found in coal measures, ranging in colour from yellowish-white to orange when first excavated; = hatchettite n. Also called mineral tallow. Now rare.Cf. mineral wax n. at mineral adj. Compounds 1.Hatchettine has a variable chemical composition, typically close to (or approximately) C38H78. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > resins > hatchettin hatchettine1821 mountain tallow1859 hatchettite1868 1821 J. J. Conybeare Let. 17 Jan. in Ann. Philos. 2nd Ser. I. 136 It should be distinguished by the name of Hatchetine. 1852 W. Phillips' Elem. Introd. Min. 627 Hatchettine.—Hatchetine; Phillips, Beudant. Hatchetin; Mohs, Hausmann, Haidinger. 1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. Hatchettine, a Mineral Tallow. Occurs either flaky like spermaceti, or subgranular like bees-wax. 1942 Geol. Mag. 79 223 Associated minerals of later deposition are barytes, kaolinite, calcite, and occasionally hydrocarbons like hatchettine. 2003 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 57 304 Another mineral named after him, hatchettite or hatchettine, is a natural wax (formula approximating to C38H28) from South Wales. ΚΠ 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 728 Chrismatite..Hatchettin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821 |
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