Loadstone
121natural magnet — noun : magnet 1a * * * natural magnet, a piece of magnetite; loadstone …
122load|stone — «LOHD STOHN», noun. 1. a hard, black stone that attracts iron and steel as a magnet does. It is a kind of magnetite. 2. Figurative. something that attracts: »Gold was the loadstone that drew men to Alaska. Also, lodestone. ╂[< earlier load or… …
123mag|ne|sia — «mag NEE shuh, zhuh», noun. 1. a white, tasteless powder; magnesium oxide. Magnesia is slightly alkaline and is used in medicine as an antacid and a laxative, and in industry in making fertilizers and heat resistant building materials. Formula:… …
124mag|net|ite — «MAG nuh tyt», noun. an important iron ore that is strongly attracted by a magnet; black iron oxide. Magnetite that possesses polarity is called loadstone. Formula: Fe3O4 ╂[< German Magnetit] …
125mag|net — «MAG niht», noun. 1. a piece of iron, steel, or stone that attracts or draws to it bits of iron or steel. A loadstone is a natural magnet. Bar magnets and horseshoe magnets are steel magnets which retain their magnetism for a long time. 2.… …
