saturniten.

Brit.

/ˈsatənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈsædərˌnaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturn n., -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Saturn n. + -ite suffix¹, with reference to the fact that the substance was found in lead mines (compare Saturn n. 3).

Mineralogy. Now historical and rare.

Richard Kirwan's name for: a substance of uncertain identity obtained in lead smelting, said to resemble lead but to be immiscible with it.

ΚΠ

1784 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. xix. 361 Saturnite. The substance to which I ventured to give this name, is said by Mr. Monnet, to be found in the lead mines of Poullaoven in Brittany, and is separated from the lead ore during its torrefaction.

1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals Saturnite, the name given to a furnace product from lead smelting, at first considered a simple mineral.

2015 M. Fontani et al. Lost Elements ii. 45 Richard Kirwan, who had heard about Monnet's work, proposed the name saturnite for the new mineral in a letter to Monnet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturnite
释义	saturniten. Brit. /ˈsatənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈsædərˌnaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturn n., -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Saturn n. + -ite suffix¹, with reference to the fact that the substance was found in lead mines (compare Saturn n. 3). Mineralogy. Now historical and rare. Richard Kirwan's name for: a substance of uncertain identity obtained in lead smelting, said to resemble lead but to be immiscible with it. ΚΠ 1784 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. xix. 361 Saturnite. The substance to which I ventured to give this name, is said by Mr. Monnet, to be found in the lead mines of Poullaoven in Brittany, and is separated from the lead ore during its torrefaction. 1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals Saturnite, the name given to a furnace product from lead smelting, at first considered a simple mineral. 2015 M. Fontani et al. Lost Elements ii. 45 Richard Kirwan, who had heard about Monnet's work, proposed the name saturnite for the new mineral in a letter to Monnet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1784
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