tiˈtanian, a.2 Chem.
[f. titani-um + -an.]
† a. Of or pertaining to titanium. Obs. (Superseded by titanic a.2)
| 1828 in Webster. 1846 in Worcester (citing Ure.) |
b. Min. [-ian 2.] Of a mineral: having a (small) proportion of a constituent element replaced by titanium.
| 1930 Amer. Mineralogist XV. 572 Titanium—titanian. 1944 [see plumbian a.]. 1967 Amer. Mineralogist LII. 780 Zr also has been reported in amounts up to a few weight percent in titanian andradite (melanite). |