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Definition of Protyle
1. n. The hypothetical homogeneous cosmic material of the original universe, supposed to have been differentiated into what are recognized as distinct chemical elements.
Definition of Protyle
1. Noun. (context: physics chemistry historical) A hypothetical base substance from which all chemical elements were believed to have been made; subatomic particles. ¹
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Definition of Protyle
1. a hypothetical substance from which all the elements are supposedly derived [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protyle
Literary usage of Protyle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Physics by Charles Hanford Henderson, John Francis Woodhull (1901)
"protyle.—The atom which we have described above is the chemical atom, ... The name
protyle has been suggested for it. According to this view, the chemical ..."
2. Modern Cosmogonies by Agnes Mary Clerke (1905)
"CHAPTER IX protyle : WHAT IS IT ? THE notion of a primordial form of matter meets
us at every stage of cosmogonical speculation. ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1905)
"This seemed a long step toward experimental proof of the protyle theory. The result
of the most careful quantitative work so far does not support the ..."
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