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bog iron

bog iron noun: deposits of mixed oxides and hydroxides of iron formed when iron-bearing groundwater emerges onto the surface.

Noun

bog iron (uncountable)

  1. deposits of mixed oxides and hydroxides of iron formed when iron-bearing groundwater emerges onto the surface

Words formed from bog iron

Questions about bog iron

What does bog iron mean?
Bog iron means deposits of mixed oxides and hydroxides of iron formed when iron-bearing groundwater emerges onto the surface.
What part of speech is bog iron?
Bog iron is a noun.

Words near bog iron in the dictionary

  1. bog hole
  2. bog holes
  3. bog in
  4. bog into
  5. bog Irish
  6. bog iron
  7. bog iron ore
  8. bog Latin
  9. bog laurel
  10. bog meadow
  11. bog meadows

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