Magnetite

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmaÉ¡nÉ™tʌɪt/

Origin

From magnet + -ite, after German Magnetit.

Full definition of magnetite

Noun

1. (mineralogy) A magnetic mineral, Fe₃O₄, one of the primary ores of iron. It has also been called lodestone.
• 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 137:Appropriately enough, the commonest of these, a simple iron oxide, is called magnetite.