Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specular iron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: spec-u-lar -iron
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Iron ore that contains a small amount of sulfur and which appears to have shiny or reflective facets.

Example Sentences

"Woollen cloth is strongly vitreous with zinc and bismuth, moderately so with silver, copper, lead, and specular iron."
"This species includes the old species, specular iron and red iron ore, which are identical in chemical composition, and differ only in the state of aggregation of the particles. Specular iron includes the varieties of a perfect metallic lustre; if the structure is micaceous, it is the micaceous specular iron."
"The whole variety is in close connection with the micaceous specular iron, between which and the crystallized oxide of iron is an uninterrupted transition."

Questions

What does specular iron mean?: Iron ore that contains a small amount of sulfur and which appears to have shiny or reflective facets.

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