Definitions for ilmenites

ilmenites il·men·ite

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

Ilmenites is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 330 anagrams from letters in ilmenites (eeiilmnst).

Definitions for ilmenites

noun

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

Origin of ilmenites

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

Examples for ilmenites

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for ilmenites
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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