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1. (n.) hematite
a mineral, ferric oxide, Fe
hematocele.
Etymology: (< Gk, comb. form of haîma, s. haimat- blood)
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1. (noun) hematite, haematite
the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
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1. (noun) Hematite
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
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