haematite

See also: Hämatite and hæmatite

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French hematite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (lapis) haematites, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun

haematite (countable and uncountable, plural haematites)

1. (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematite