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1. 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 (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | metal, metallic element, |
definition | : | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | alpha iron, |
definition | : | a magnetic allotrope of iron; stable below 906 degrees centigrade (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | beta iron, |
definition | : | an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | gamma iron, |
definition | : | a nonmagnetic allotrope of iron that is the basis of austenite; stable between 906 and 1403 degrees centigrade (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | delta iron, |
definition | : | an allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | ingot iron, |
definition | : | iron of high purity (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | cast iron, |
definition | : | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | wrought iron, |
definition | : | iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | galvanized iron, |
definition | : | iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pig iron, |
definition | : | crude iron tapped from a blast furnace (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | scrap iron, |
definition | : | iron to be melted again and reworked (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | structural iron, |
definition | : | iron that has been cast or worked in structural shapes (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | steel, |
definition | : | an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | iron ore, |
definition | : | an ore from which iron can be extracted (noun.substance) |
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