protyle

n. [化]玄质,始质(假想中构成元素的原质)

发音

/ˈpɹəʊtaɪl/

词形变化

protyles 复数 protyles

别名

prothyl prothyle protyl

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hypothetical base substance from which all chemical elements were believed to have been made; subatomic particles.

    可数 历史 不可数 化学

    Two principles are postulated, according to which the elements have probably been evolved: (1) the ontogenic principle, involving the formation of the primary members of the different groups by direct condensation of protyl; (2) the phytogenetic principle, by which the higher members of the groups are developed from the lower by a process of integration.

词源

From proto- + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “timber, material”).

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