ilmenite

il·me·nite

uncommon

noun

a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium

Origin

Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia + -ite in 1827.

Related words

Broader terms

mineral

Part of

titanium

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Grammar

noun

singular

ilmenite

plural

ilmenites

Nearby words