hematite

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

hématite

oligiste

rein

rognon

Hématite

maymuru

Synonymes

haematite

bloodstone

sanguine

red ocher

red iron ore

red hematite

rhombohedral iron ore

iron glance

kidney

Traductions

Hämatit

ematite

αιματίτης

hematita

hematita

hematit

hematiet

hematites

Roteisenstein

hematites

Erznest

Erztasche

renyó

هماتيت

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.