Associations to the word «Hematite»

Wiktionary

HEMATITE, noun. An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3.

Dictionary definition

HEMATITE, noun. The principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats