NOUN | substance | magnetic iron-ore, magnetite | an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets |
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Meaning | An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets. | |
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Synonym | magnetite | |
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 |
lodestone, loadstone | A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically | |
Spanish | magnetita | |
Catalan | magnetita |
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