magnetite
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈmaɡnətʌɪt/
magnetite (plural magnetites)
- (mineral) A magnetic mineral, Fe3O4, one of the primary ores of iron. It has also been called lodestone.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:
- Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:
- French: magnétite
- German: Magnetit
- Italian: magnetite
- Spanish: magnetita
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