limonitic iron

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• limonitic — adj. of limonite (iron oxide mineral) …   English contemporary dictionary

• limonite — limonitic /luy meuh nit ik/, adj. /luy meuh nuyt /, n. Mineral. an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron. [1815 25; < Gk leimón meadow + ITE1] * * * One of the major iron minerals, a… …   Universalium

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• limonite — [lī′mə nīt΄] n. [< Gr leimōn, meadow, orig., low ground (for IE base see LIMB1) + ITE1] a brownish, amorphous mineral mixture of several iron oxides, esp. goethite, used as a coloring agent: sometimes an ore of iron: cf. YELLOW OCHER limonitic …   English World dictionary

• limonite — noun Etymology: German Limonit, from Greek leimōn wet meadow; akin to Greek limnē pool Date: 1823 a native hydrous ferric oxide of variable composition that is an ore of iron • limonitic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• limonite — /ˈlaɪmənaɪt/ (say luymuhnuyt) noun an important iron ore, a hydrated ferric oxide, 2Fe2O3.3H2O, varying in colour from dark brown to yellow. {Greek leimōn meadow + ite1} –limonitic /laɪməˈnɪtɪk/ (say luymuh nitik), adjective …