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wodanium

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

Noun

wodanium (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A 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, M. Stromeyer, “Chemical Examinaion of Wodan-Pyrites”, in The Annals of Philosophy, volume 16, page 214

Origin of wodanium

Borrowed from German Wodanium, named after the god Odin.

Questions about wodanium

What does wodanium mean?
Wodanium means a supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.
What part of speech is wodanium?
Wodanium is a noun.

Words near wodanium in the dictionary

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  9. Wodehouse
  10. Wodehousean
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