taconite
(noun) a variety of chert containing magnetite and hematite; mined as a low-grade iron ore
Source: WordNet® 3.1
taconite (countable and uncountable, plural taconites)
A low-grade flint-like iron ore containing 20-30% iron.
• Neo-Attic, actinote, neo-Attic, tancoite
Source: Wiktionary
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
