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ilmenite

ilmenite noun: a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO₃.

Noun

ilmenite (countable and uncountable, plural ilmenites)

  1. A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO₃
    • The basalt of Goose Island of the Ice Harbor Member is unique for the occurrence of microphenocrysts of ilmenite and titanmagnetite.1983, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, page 9
    Synonyms:
    menaccanite

ilmenite meaning in Tamil

ilmenite in Tamil

இல்மனைற்று

Synonyms of ilmenite

Forms of ilmenite

pluralilmenites

Origin of ilmenite

Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia + -ite in 1827.

Words formed from ilmenite

Questions about ilmenite

What does ilmenite mean?
Ilmenite means a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO₃.
What is ilmenite in Tamil?
Ilmenite in Tamil is இல்மனைற்று. See Ilmenite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ilmenite?
Ilmenite is a noun.
What is the plural of ilmenite?
The plural of ilmenite is ilmenites.

Words near ilmenite in the dictionary

  1. illywhackers
  2. ILM
  3. Ilmajoki
  4. ilmajokite
  5. ilmajokites
  6. ilmenite
  7. ilmenites
  8. ilmenitite
  9. ilmenitites
  10. ilmenium
  11. ilmenohaematite

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