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hatchettite 伟晶蜡石 伟晶蜡石 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]
Mineral \ Min" er* al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals; as, a mineral substance. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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