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Magnetite   /mˈægnətˌaɪt/   Listen
Magnetite

noun
1.
An oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets.  Synonym: magnetic iron-ore.





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... Irons.—As Fe occurs native only in meteorites and in small quantities of terrestrial origin, it is obtained from its ores. There are four of these ores—magnetite (Fe3O4), hematite (Fe2O3), limonite (2 Fe2O3 3 H2O), and siderite (FeCO3). Which is richest in Fe? Compute the proportion. FeCO3 occurs mostly in Europe. The reduction of these ores, as well as of other metallic ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams


Words linked to "Magnetite" :   magnetic iron-ore, iron ore, emery, loadstone, lodestone


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