hematite

hematite is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.
2. noun. the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

   Synonyms: haematite

Synonyms

haematite

Common word forms

hematites

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