Definitions for taconiteˈtæk əˌnaɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tac•o•niteˈtæk əˌnaɪt(n.)

  1. an iron-bearing chert mined as low-grade iron ore in the Mesabi Range.

    Category: Mineralogy

Origin of taconite:

1890–95, Amer.; after the Taconic Range in New York and Massachusetts; see -ite1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. taconite(noun)

    a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore

Wiktionary

  1. taconite(Noun)

    a low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron

  2. Taconite(ProperNoun)

    a proprietary software tool for developing Ajax-enabled Internet applications


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