Definitions for ilmeniteˈɪl məˌnaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•men•iteˈɪl məˌnaɪt(n.)
a common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO3, an ore of titanium.
Category: Mineralogy
Origin of ilmenite:
1820–30; after the Ilmen Mountains in the S Urals, where first identified; see -ite1
Princeton's WordNet
ilmenite(noun)
a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium
Wiktionary
ilmenite(Noun)
A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO
Webster Dictionary
Ilmenite(noun)
titanic iron. See Menaccanite
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