HAEMATITE

hematite, haematite

(noun) the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haematite (countable and uncountable, plural haematites)

(chiefly, British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematite

Source: Wiktionary


Hæm"a*tite, n.

Definition: Same as Hematite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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