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hematite

noun
/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/

Etymology

From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite.

  1. borrowed from hematite

Definitions

  1. An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃

    An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hematite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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