hematite
/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/
hematite noun: an iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
Noun
hematite (usually uncountable, plural hematites)
- An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
hematite meaning in Arabic and Malay
hematite in Arabic
- mineral
- حَجَر الدَّم ḥajar ad-dam, شَاذَنْج šāḏanj
hematite in Malay
- mineral
- hematit
Forms of hematite
| plural | hematites |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | haematite |
| alternative form (dated) | hæmatite |
Origin of hematite
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.
Words formed from hematite
Words that rhyme with hematite
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- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about hematite
- What does hematite mean?
- Hematite means an iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.
- What is hematite in Arabic?
- Hematite in Arabic is حَجَر الدَّم (ḥajar ad-dam), شَاذَنْج (šāḏanj). See Hematite meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is hematite?
- Hematite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hematite?
- Hematite is pronounced /ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/.
- What is the plural of hematite?
- The plural of hematite is hematites.
Words near hematite in the dictionary
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