单词 | chameleon mineral |
释义 | > as lemmaschameleon mineral 5. Chemistry. chameleon mineral [compare French caméléon minéral] , a name given to manganate of potassium (K2MnO4), the solution of which in water changes colour, on exposure to the air, from deep green to deep purple, owing to the formation of the permanganate (KMnO4); = mineral chameleon n. at mineral adj. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 461 The cameleon is evidently formed of potash and oxide of manganese. 1866 H. E. Roscoe Lessons Elem. Chem. xxi. 190 Hence its common name of mineral chamelion. 1873 A. W. Williamson Chem. for Students (ed. 3) §194 This change of colour obtained for the salt the name mineral chameleon. < as lemmas |
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