Definitions for Taconite

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Taconite tac·o·nite

Spelling: [tak-uh-nahyt]

IPA: /ˈtæk əˌnaɪt/

Taconite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in Taconite (aceinott).

Definitions for Taconite

noun

1. a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.

Origin of Taconite

1890-95, Americanism; named after the Taconic mountain range (east of the Hudson River); see -ite¹

Examples for Taconite

It is estimated that taconite will be supplying about a third of our ores in less than 20 years.