hematite

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/
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/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/ · /ˈhɛm.əˌtaɪt/

Definition of hematite

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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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.

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