English dictionary
hematite
/'h/E/m/@/,t/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
-
the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
Synonyms haematiteSource: WordNet 3.0
-
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also <i>specular iron</i>, <i>oligist iron</i>, <i>rhombohedral iron ore</i>, and <i>bloodstone</i>. See <i>Brown hematite</i>, under <u>Brown</u>.
Source: webster1913