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maghemite

[ mag-hem-ahyt, mag-uh-mahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of maghemite1

1925–30; blend of magnetite and hematite

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