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proto-iron

proto-iron noun: the proto-metal form of iron.

Noun

proto-iron (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The proto-metal form of iron.

Origin of proto-iron

proto- + iron

Questions about proto-iron

What does proto-iron mean?
Proto-iron means the proto-metal form of iron.
What part of speech is proto-iron?
Proto-iron is a noun.

Words near proto-iron in the dictionary

  1. proto-industry
  2. Proto-Inuit
  3. Proto-Inupik
  4. Proto-Iranian
  5. Proto-Iranians
  6. proto-iron
  7. Proto-Isaiah
  8. Proto-Italic
  9. Proto-Italo-Celtic
  10. Proto-Japonic
  11. proto-Jupiter

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