niton
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of niton
1910–15; < Latin nit ( ēre ) to shine + -on 1
Example Sentences
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This gas is known as the emanation or niton, "the shining one."
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
A pound of niton would give off energy at the rate of 23,000 horsepower; fine stuff to run a steamer, one would think, but we must remember that it does not last.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
I have seen so many new things here, I wonder if it may not be the element that precedes niton.
From The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell
The radium emanation is a gas about 111 times heavier than hydrogen; to this gas Sir William Ramsay has given the name niton.
From The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry by M. M. Pattison Muir
The calculated period of radium is 2,500 years, while that of polonium is only 202 days, and that of niton 5.6 days.
From Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation by George McCready Price
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