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HATCHETTINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Chemistry
- Petrochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hatchettine
1, record 1, English, hatchettine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hatchettite 1, record 1, English, hatchettite
correct
- adipocire 2, record 1, English, adipocire
correct
- adipocerite 2, record 1, English, adipocerite
correct
- mineral tallow 2, record 1, English, mineral%20tallow
correct
- mountain tallow 2, record 1, English, mountain%20tallow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish-white, wax-yellow or greenish-yellow hydrocarbon ... usually found inside septarian nodules and geodes. 3, record 1, English, - hatchettine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It melts at 46°C, is sparingly soluble in boiling alcohol and cold ether, and is decomposed by concentrated sulfuric acid. 3, record 1, English, - hatchettine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It occurs as vein-like masses in ironstone nodules associated with coal-bearing strata (as in south Wales) or in cavities in limestone (as in France). 4, record 1, English, - hatchettine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- adipocere
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Chimie
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hatchettite
1, record 1, French, hatchettite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hatchettine 2, record 1, French, hatchettine
correct, feminine noun
- adipocérite 2, record 1, French, adipoc%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
- suif minéral 2, record 1, French, suif%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- adipocire 3, record 1, French, adipocire
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrocarbure naturel ou cire fossile, que l'on trouve au pays de Galles. 4, record 1, French, - hatchettite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
adipocire : Lexique «Les minéraux». 5, record 1, French, - hatchettite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Química
- Petroquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hatchettina
1, record 1, Spanish, hatchettina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de cera fósil. 1, record 1, Spanish, - hatchettina
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