iron oxide
noun
an oxide of iron, especially ferric oxide.
iron oxides
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pluralof iron oxide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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They examined levels of cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead, metals linked to iron oxides, which are the primary component of the tailings.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
Scientists also discovered iron minerals in the form of iron sulfides and iron oxides, "which themselves are indicative of formation in a water-rich environment," Lauretta told a later news briefing.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023
A guide near the bottom explained that water dripping on iron oxides and manganese had created the dome’s vivid curtain of red, orange and green.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
Carbon monoxide is generated in the hotter bottom regions and rises upward to reduce the iron oxides to pure iron through a series of reactions that take place in the upper regions.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The liquor was then filtered from the iron oxides, and the filtrate treated with scrap iron, which precipitated the copper and reformed ferrous chloride, which could be used in the first stage of the process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
