LIMONITE


Meaning of LIMONITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-mə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Limonit, from Greek leimōn wet meadow; akin to Greek limnē pool

Date: 1823

: a native hydrous ferric oxide of variable composition that is an ore of iron

• li·mo·nit·ic ˌlī-mə-ˈni-tik adjective

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