HAEMATITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haematite mean? 

• HAEMATITE (noun)
  The noun HAEMATITE has 1 sense:

1. the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

  Familiarity information: HAEMATITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAEMATITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

haematite; hematite

Hypernyms ("haematite" is a kind of...):

iron ore (an ore from which iron can be extracted)

Holonyms ("haematite" is a substance of...):

emery (a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper))