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单词 hatchettine
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hatchettinen.

Brit. /ˈhatʃətʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈhætʃəˌtaɪn/, /ˈhætʃəˌtin/
Forms:

α. 1800s hatchetine, 1800s– hatchettine.

β. 1800s hatchetin, 1800s hatchettin.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Hatchett , -ine suffix5.
Etymology: < the name of Charles Hatchett (1765–1847), English chemist, who discovered the element niobium + -ine suffix5. Compare hatchettite n.In sense 2 after German Hatchettin (1824 or earlier as Hatchetin in sense 1; 1864 in this sense, probably resulting from identification of chrismatite, as occurring near Wettin (a castle near Halle in eastern Germany) as hatchettite). The β. forms show remodelling of the ending after -in suffix1.
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.
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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.
2. A soft, greenish or yellow hydrocarbon having a variable chemical composition close to or approximating C2H6; = chrismatite n. Obsolete. rare.
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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).
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