Etymology

adamsite

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Today it means: An organic compound, diphenylaminechlorarsine, used as a riot-control agent. Full definition →

English Adams ← Middle English Adam ← Old English Adam
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adamsite · noun1

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdams
  9. English todayadamsite

From Adams + -ite, after Roger Adams, an American organic chemist.

Adamsite · noun2

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdams
  9. English todayAdamsite

From Adams + -ite.

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