ILMENITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ilmenite mean? 

• ILMENITE (noun)
  The noun ILMENITE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ILMENITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ILMENITE (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ilmenite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "ilmenite"):

atomic number 22; Ti; titanium (a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite)