wodanium

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noun

A supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.

OriginGerman Wodanium →
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Meanings

nounwodanium (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.

    It is known that Mine-commissioner Lampadius, of Freiberg, detected a new metal in this ore, differing as much from nickel as tellurium does from antimony, and to which he has given the name of wodanium.

    1820 September 28, M. Stromeyer, “Chemical Examinaion of Wodan-Pyrites”, in The Annals of Philosophy, volume 16, page 214

Origin

  1. GermanWodanium
  2. Englishwodanium

Borrowed from German Wodanium, named after the god Odin.

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