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Definition of: hematite
(hem′ə·tīt, hē′mə-) noun
Red ferric oxide, Fe2O3, one of the important ores of iron, occurring in columnar, granular, or other forms, and crystallizing in the hexagonal system. Also spelled haematite. [<L haematites <Gk. haimatitēs bloodlike <haima blood]
—hem·a·tit·ic (hem′ə·tit′ik, hē′·mə-) adjective
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