wodanium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wodanium, named after the god Odin.

Noun

wodanium (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, obsolete) A supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.
   • 1820 September, M. Stromeyer, “Chemical Examinaion of Wodan-Pyrites”, in The Annals of Philosophy, volume 16, page 214:

     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.