Definitions for ilmenite

ilmenite il·men·ite

Spelling: [il-muh-nahyt]
IPA: /ˈɪl məˌnaɪt/

Ilmenite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 143 anagrams from letters in ilmenite (eeiilmnt).

Definitions for ilmenite

noun

  1. a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.

Origin of ilmenite

1820-30; after the Ilmen Mountains (Russian Ilʾménskie góry) in the southern Urals, where it was first identified; see -ite1

Examples for ilmenite

Rutile and ilmenite both have high specific gravity and are little affected by weathering.

ilmenite has sometimes been mistaken in the South African mines for carbonado.

ilmenite has a black streak; it is opaque, but in very thin scales sometimes transparent with a clove-brown colour.

Among the accessory minerals may be mentioned apatite, magnetite, ilmenite, picotite and garnet.

The principal titanium minerals are rutile (titanium oxide) and ilmenite (iron titanate).

Word Value for ilmenite
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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