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/ˈmaɡ.nə.taɪt/ · noun
(mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe3+2O₄, one of the primary ores of iron..
Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.
Use magnetite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Magnetite means (mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, with the chemical formula Fe²⁺Fe3+2O₄, one of the primary ores of iron..
Common synonyms include lodestone, magnetic iron-ore.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.
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