Hatchettite

2 definitions found

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

  Mineral \Min"er*al\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or
        of minerals; as, a mineral substance.
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     2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.
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     {Mineral acids} (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,
        nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as
        distinguished from the {organic acids}.
  
     {Mineral blue}, the name usually given to azurite, when
        reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.
  
     {Mineral candle}, a candle made of paraffin.
  
     {Mineral caoutchouc}, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of
        bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.
        See {Caoutchouc}, and {Elaterite}.
  
     {Mineral chameleon} (Chem.) See {Chameleon mineral}, under
        {Chameleon}.
  
     {Mineral charcoal}. See under {Charcoal}.
  
     {Mineral cotton}. See {Mineral wool} (below).
  
     {Mineral green}, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.
  
     {Mineral kingdom} (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand
        divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,
        as distinguished from plants or animals.
  
     {Mineral oil}. See {Naphtha}, and {Petroleum}.
  
     {Mineral paint}, a pigment made chiefly of some natural
        mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.
  
     {Mineral patch}. See {Bitumen}, and {Asphalt}.
  
     {Mineral right}, the right of taking minerals from land.
  
     {Mineral salt} (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.
  
     {Mineral tallow}, a familiar name for {hatchettite}, from its
        fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.
  
     {Mineral water}. See under {Water}.
  
     {Mineral wax}. See {Ozocerite}.
  
     {Mineral wool}, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing
        a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is
        a poor conductor of heat.
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