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iron sand

iron sand noun: an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing. Also the alternative form of ironsand.

Noun

iron sand (countable and uncountable, plural iron sands)

  1. An iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.
  2. steel filings used in fireworks.

Also used as

iron sand is also the alternative form of ironsand.

Forms of iron sand

pluraliron sands

Questions about iron sand

What does iron sand mean?
Iron sand means an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.
What part of speech is iron sand?
Iron sand is a noun.
What is the plural of iron sand?
The plural of iron sand is iron sands.

Words near iron sand in the dictionary

  1. iron ring
  2. iron rings
  3. iron road
  4. iron roads
  5. iron saffron
  6. iron sand
  7. iron sands
  8. iron scale
  9. iron sick
  10. Iron Springs
  11. iron sulfate

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