| 词汇 | xenotine |
| 词源 | xenotine. When this mineral was discovered it was thought to be a new metal, but that thought proved to be in vain. Thus it was named, a short time later in 1832, from the Greek word for “empty, vain,” in reference to the dashed hopes of its discoverer. |
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