ALPHA IRON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alpha iron" is a kind of...):

atomic number 26; Fe; iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)

Holonyms ("alpha iron" is a substance of...):

ferrite (a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent)

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