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Definition of Oligist
1. n. Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.
2. a. Of or pertaining to hematite.
Definition of Oligist
1. Noun. (minerology) Hematite or specular iron ore. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oligist
1. crystallized haematite [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oligist
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oligist
Literary usage of Oligist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Steel: Comprising Its Theory, Metallurgy, Properties by Henri C. Landrin (1868)
"oligist iron is really an oxide at the maximum degree of oxidation, a peroxide of
... oligist iron presents all sorts of colors, from dull red up to the ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1866)
"A few words on Sponges as a Source of Bromine and of Nitrogen. By Dr. PHIPSON.
On the Sublimed oligist of Vesuvius, ..."
3. The Geologist by Samuel Joseph Mackie (1861)
"CRENATE OF AMMONIA ra AN oligist or DEVONIAN AGE. ... The result of this chemical
analysis was that the oligist was found to contain more than four per cent ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly (1882)
"Quartz, mica, and oligist iron are not generally elements of a very fertile soil,
but, under the action of a considerable humidity, these rocks are ..."
5. Bessemer Steel: Ores and Methods by Thomas W. Fitch (1882)
"Among the ores indigenous to Belgium are the oligist (specular ore) and carbonated
iron, found in the primary soil in layers underlying the schistose beds. ..."
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