Hatchettine

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hatchettine \Hatch"et*tine\ (h[a^]ch"[e^]t*t[i^]n), Hatchettite
  \Hatch"et*tite\ (-t[i^]t), n. [Named after the discoverer,
     Charles Hatchett.] (Min.)
     Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly
     of a greenish yellow color.
     [1913 Webster]