NOUN | substance | hematite, haematite | the principal form of iron ore |
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Sounds | hheh'mahtay.t | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form. | |
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Synonym | haematite | |
Broader | iron ore | An ore from which iron can be extracted |
Substance of | emery | A hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite |
Spanish | hematita, hematites, oligisto rojo | |
Catalan | hematites |
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