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iron filings

iron filings noun: small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive.

Noun

iron filings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive

iron filings meaning in Tamil

iron filings in Tamil

அரத்தூள், இரும்புத்தூள், இரும்பரத்தூள்

Questions about iron filings

What does iron filings mean?
Iron filings means small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive.
What is iron filings in Tamil?
Iron filings in Tamil is அரத்தூள், இரும்புத்தூள், இரும்பரத்தூள். See Iron filings meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is iron filings?
Iron filings is a noun.

Words near iron filings in the dictionary

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  2. iron eagle
  3. iron eagles
  4. iron fall
  5. iron falls
  6. iron filings
  7. iron fist
  8. iron fists
  9. iron flint
  10. iron flints
  11. iron game

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