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Quevenne's iron

Quevenne's iron proper noun: very finely divided iron prepared by means of heat and hydrogen gas, formerly used in medicine.

Proper noun

Quevenne's iron (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Very finely divided iron prepared by means of heat and hydrogen gas, formerly used in medicine.

Questions about Quevenne's iron

What does Quevenne's iron mean?
Quevenne's iron means very finely divided iron prepared by means of heat and hydrogen gas, formerly used in medicine.
What part of speech is Quevenne's iron?
Quevenne's iron is a proper noun.

Words near Quevenne's iron in the dictionary

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  6. Quevenne's iron
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