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taconite

taconite noun: a low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.

Noun

taconite (countable and uncountable, plural taconites)

  1. A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.

Forms of taconite

pluraltaconites

Origin of taconite

From Taconic + -ite, after the Taconic Mountains. The name Taconic is from a Lenape language.

Words formed from taconite

Questions about taconite

What does taconite mean?
Taconite means a low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.
What part of speech is taconite?
Taconite is a noun.
What is the plural of taconite?
The plural of taconite is taconites.

Words near taconite in the dictionary

  1. Tacomaite
  2. Tacoman
  3. Tacomans
  4. Taconian
  5. Taconic
  6. taconite
  7. taconites
  8. taconitic
  9. Tacony
  10. tacops
  11. tacos

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