hematite
See also: hématite
English
Alternative forms
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
hematite (usually uncountable, plural hematites)
- (mineralogy) An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.
Synonyms
Translations
mineral
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See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Hematite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hematite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin haematites.
Noun
hematite f (plural hematites)
- hematite (ore)
- 1572, Pierandrea Mattioli, Des Moulins, Commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiole medecin senois sur les six livres de Ped. Dioscoride Anazarbeen de la matiere medecinale, reveuz & augmentés en plus de mille lieux... Avec certaines tables medecinales, page 745
- ce n'est pas la vraie hematite de laquelle Dioscoride et Gal. ont parlé
- this isn't the true hematite of which Dioscoride and Gal. spoke of
- ce n'est pas la vraie hematite de laquelle Dioscoride et Gal. ont parlé
- 1572, Pierandrea Mattioli, Des Moulins, Commentaires de M. Pierre André Matthiole medecin senois sur les six livres de Ped. Dioscoride Anazarbeen de la matiere medecinale, reveuz & augmentés en plus de mille lieux... Avec certaines tables medecinales, page 745
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