iron oxide

Scientific  

1. Any of various oxides of iron, such as ferric oxide or ferrous oxide.

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Example Sentences

The work, published in Magnetic Medicine, describes a core -- shell structure made from iron oxide nanoparticles wrapped in a thin coating of bioactive glass.

From Science Daily

The iron oxide core gives the material its magnetic behavior.

From Science Daily

The material is produced by embedding nickel oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles into carbon fibers made from lignin, creating a structure that improves both efficiency and durability during the oxygen evolution reaction, a crucial part of water electrolysis.

From Science Daily

Other human remains found elsewhere in Herculaneum had iron oxide deposits in the skull, suggesting that the fluids in the skull were vaporized by the heat, leaving only traces of degraded heme proteins.

From Salon

It contains iron oxide, a chemical compound humans traditionally associate with a different reddish-orange substance: rust.

From Salon