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hexaferrum

hexaferrum noun: a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal yellowish steel gray mineral containing iridium, iron, osmium, and ruthenium.

Noun

hexaferrum (uncountable)

  1. A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal yellowish steel gray mineral containing iridium, iron, osmium, and ruthenium.
  2. A hexagonal-close-packed allotrope of iron, stable only at high pressure.
    Synonyms:
    epsilon iron

Synonyms of hexaferrum

Questions about hexaferrum

What does hexaferrum mean?
Hexaferrum means a hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal yellowish steel gray mineral containing iridium, iron, osmium, and ruthenium.
What part of speech is hexaferrum?
Hexaferrum is a noun.

Words near hexaferrum in the dictionary

  1. hexaferrite
  2. hexaferrites
  3. hexaferrocenylbenzene
  4. hexaferrocyanide
  5. hexaferrocyanides
  6. hexaferrum
  7. hexaflexagon
  8. hexaflexagons
  9. hexaflumuron
  10. hexafluorenium
  11. hexafluoride

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