hatchettite

hatchettite
/hach"i tuyt'/, n.
a soft yellowish mineral wax, C38H78, darkening on exposure: found in bogs and coal beds.
Also, hatchettine /hach"i teen', -tin/. Also called adipocerite.
[1865-70; named after Charles Hatchett (c1765-1847), English chemist; see -ITE1]

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