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单词 grahamite
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grahamiten.2

/ˈɡreɪəmʌɪt/
Etymology: Named by Waitz in 1865, after the Messrs. Graham , in whose mine it was found: see -ite suffix1.
Mineralogy.
A bituminous compound of several hydrocarbons, similar to asphaltum.
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grahamite1866
Gilsonite1886
uintaite1888
1866 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 92 420 Wurtz has proposed the name Grahamite..for the pitch-black Albertite-like mineral of Virginia.
1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VIII. 139 Grahamite is black, and has a variable luster.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

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ˈGrahamite
ˈGrahamite n.1 a follower of Graham.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > vegetarianism or veganism > vegetarian or vegan
Pythagorean1819
Grahamite1834
vegetarian1842
pythagorizer1875
veg1884
fruitarian1893
nutarian1909
nut-fooder1917
lacto-ovo-vegetarian1940
vegan1944
veggie1955
1834 W. L. Garrison in W. P. Garrison & F. J. Garrison Life W. L. Garrison (1885) I. 428 If they are Grahamites we have a fine spring of water in our cellar, and plenty of Graham flour upstairs.
1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. iii. 27 ‘Have you got the dyspepsia?’ asked Mrs. D. ‘Ain't you a Grahamite?’ asked Mr. D.
1864 B. Taylor Hannah Thurston iii. 45 They were Grahamites for a year or two—lived on bran bread and turnips, boiled wheat and dried apples.
1879 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Grahamite.
1957 G. Carson Cornflake Crusade iv. 49 The Grahamite was required not to drink water with his meals.
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