hematite

Betekenis (Engels)

An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.

Sinonieme

haematite

bloodstone

sanguine

red ocher

red iron ore

red hematite

rhombohedral iron ore

iron glance

kidney

Vertalings

Hämatit

ematite

αιματίτης

hematita

hematita

hematiet

hematit

hématite

hematites

hematites

Roteisenstein

oligiste

Erznest

Erztasche

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite.