单词 | carbonite |
释义 | carbonite/ˈkɑːbənʌɪt/noun 1 Geology. A natural coke-like material, typically formed by the action of igneous intrusions on bituminous coal deposits. Now rare. 2 Chemistry. A salt or ester of an oxyacid in which carbon is divalent or supposedly so; specifically a salt of an anion CO2 2−. Also (in non-technical use): a basic carbonate (of lead, copper, etc.).
3 Science Fiction. (The name of) a carbon-based material in which a person can be cryogenically preserved.
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Kirwan (1733–1812), chemist and mineralogist. From carbon + -ite. |
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