noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt/
/ˈhɛm.əˌtaɪt/
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rhymes with -aɪt
CMU ARPABET:HH EH1 M AH0 T AY2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe2O3: iron(III) oxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
2
noun
Meaning 2
the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haematite
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
History
Etymology
From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, hemat- + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَجَر الدَّم
(ḥajar ad-dam)
— mineral
Arabic:
شَاذَنْج
(šāḏanj)
— mineral
Armenian:
հեմատիտ
(hematit)
— mineral
Azerbaijani:
hematit
— mineral
Bulgarian:
хематит
(hematit)
— mineral
Catalan:
hematites
— mineral
Chinese Mandarin:
赤鐵礦 /赤铁矿
(chìtiěkuàng)
— mineral
