单词 | metalepsy |
释义 | † metalepsyn. Chemistry. Obsolete. rare. In the terminology of J. B. A. Dumas: chemical substitution (substitution n. 9). ΚΠ 1840 J. Berzelius in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 16 2 M. Dumas has lately changed this word [sc. substitution] for another, which is very well chosen, metalepsie, signifying replacement.] 1840 London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 16 2 (note) As precision in the use of terms is very important in the subject [of chemistry], is not metalepsy objectionable as signifying either participation or succession? 1852 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. VII. iv. 71 (heading) Substitution or metalepsy. 1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Metalepsy, Dumas' term for the substitution theory in chemistry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < |
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