hematite

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/ˈhiː.məˌtaɪt//ˈhɛm.əˌtaɪt/

noun

An iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.

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haematite
OriginMiddle French hematite ← Ancient Greek αἱματίτης →
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Meanings

nounhematite (usually uncountable, plural hematites)

plural hematites · alternative dated hæmatite · alternative UK haematite

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryAn iron ore, mainly peroxide of iron, Fe₂O₃: iron(III) oxide.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

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haematite
Broader
iron ore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἱματίτης
  2. Middle Frenchhematite
  3. Englishhematite

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.

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Translations

Arabic حَجَر الدَّم, شَاذَنْج
  • حَجَر الدَّم (ḥajar ad-dam)mineral
  • شَاذَنْج (šāḏanj)mineral
Bulgarian хематит
  • хематит (hematit)mineral
Catalan hematites
  • hematitesmineral
Chinese Mandarin 赤鐵礦 /赤铁矿, 代赭石
  • 赤鐵礦 /赤铁矿 (chìtiěkuàng)mineral
  • 代赭石 (dàizhěshí)mineral
Czech hematit
  • hematitmineral
Danish hæmatit, jernglans
  • hæmatitmineral
  • jernglansmineral
Dutch hematiet
  • hematietmineral
Esperanto hematito
  • hematitomineral
Estonian hematiit, raudläik
  • hematiitmineral
  • raudläikmineral
Finnish hematiitti, verikivi
  • hematiittimineral
  • verikivimineral
  • punakivimineral
French hématite
  • hématitemineral
German Hämatit
  • Hämatitmineral
Greek αιματίτης
  • αιματίτης (aimatítis)mineral
Hebrew המטיט
  • המטיטmineral
Italian ematite
  • ematitemineral
Japanese 赤鉄鉱
  • 赤鉄鉱 (sekitekkō)mineral
Korean 적철석, 적철광
  • 적철석 (jeokcheolseok)mineral
  • 적철광 (jeokcheolgwang)mineral
Latin ferrum rude
  • ferrum rudemineral
Latvian hematīts
  • hematītsmineral
Lithuanian hematitas
  • hematitasmineral
Malay hematit
  • hematitmineral
Polish hematyt
  • hematytmineral
Portuguese hematita
  • hematitamineral
Romanian hematit
  • hematitmineral
Russian гемати́т
  • гемати́т (gematít)mineral
Spanish hematita
  • hematitamineral
Swedish hematit
  • hematitmineral
Turkish hematit
  • hematitmineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hematite

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Cite this entry
APA

hematite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematite

MLA

“hematite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hematite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hematite.

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