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hatchettite

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hatch⋅ett⋅ite

  [hach-i-tahyt]
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–noun
a soft yellowish mineral wax, C38H78, darkening on exposure: found in bogs and coal beds.
Also, hatch⋅ett⋅ine  [hach-i-teen, -tin] .
Also called adipocerite.

Origin:
1865–70; named after Charles Hatchett (c1765–1847), English chemist; see -ite 1
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