单词 | taconite |
释义 | taconite[ tak-uh-nahyt ] / ˈtæk əˌnaɪt / nouna 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 taconite1890–95, Americanism; named after the Taconic mountain range (east of the Hudson River); see -ite1 Words nearby taconiteTacna-Arica, tacnode, taco, Tacoma, Taconic Mountains, taconite, tacrine hydrochloride, tacrolimus, tact, tactful, tactic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taconite
British Dictionary definitions for taconitetaconite / (ˈtækəˌnaɪt) / nouna fine-grained sedimentary rock containing magnetite, haematite, and silica, which occurs in the Lake Superior region: a low-grade iron ore Word Origin for taconiteC20: named after the Taconic Mountains in New England Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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