haematite

See also: Hämatite and hæmatite

English

Etymology

From Middle French hematite, from Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης (haimatítēs) λίθος (líthos, “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun

haematite (countable and uncountable, plural haematites)

  1. (chiefly British) Alternative spelling of hematite
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