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limonite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: L AY1 M AH0 N AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several natural hydrous iron oxides; often a mixture of goethite and hematite with clays and manganese oxide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: iron ore

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noun

Meaning 2

a widely occurring iron oxide ore; a mixture of goethite and hematite and lepidocrocite

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: iron ore

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λειμών (leimṓn) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English limonite From Ancient Greek λειμών (leimṓn) + English -ite.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: limoniet — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Finnish: limoniitti — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Finnish: järvimalmi — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • French: limonite — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • German: Limonit — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Hungarian: limonit — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Italian: limonite — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Japanese: 褐鉄鉱 (kattekkou) — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Romanian: limonit — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides
  • Spanish: limonita — mineral consisting of hydrous iron oxides