| 释义 |
hatchettin Min.|ˈhætʃɪtɪn|
Also -ettine, -etin(e.
[Named after C. Hatchett, the discoverer of columbium and tantalium: see -in.]
1. = next.
1821Thomson's Annals Ser. ii. I. 136 It should be distinguished by the name of Hatchetine. 1852W. Phillips' Elem. Introd. Min. 627. 1861 Bristow Gloss. Min., Hatchettine, a Mineral Tallow. Occurs either flaky like spermaceti, or subgranular like bees-wax. 1881Pop. Educ. VI. 50 Mineral tallow or hatchetine is the lightest of the known minerals, its specific gravity being 0.6078.
2. = chrismatite.
1868Dana Min. 728. |