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Definition of Hematite

1. Noun. The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form.

Definition of Hematite

1. n. 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.

Definition of Hematite

1. an ore of iron [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hematite

1. An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red colour of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; the last called red ocher. Synonym: specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown. Origin: L. Haematites, Gr. Bloodlike, fr. A"i^ma, a"imatos, blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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