Hematite Definition

hēmə-tīt
noun
A reddish brown to black, rhombohedral mineral, Fe2O3, that is a major ore of iron; ferric oxide.
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Singular:
hematite
Plural:
hematites

Origin of Hematite

  • From Middle French hématite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatitēs) λίθος (haimatitēs lithos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haima, “blood”).

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  • Middle English emathite, ematites from Latin haematītēs from Greek (lithos) haimatītēs bloodlike (stone) from haima haimat- blood

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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