magnesioferrite

noun

mag·​ne·​sio·​ferrite

"+

: a magnetic usually black mineral MgFe₂O₄ consisting of an oxide of magnesium and iron and constituting a member of the magnetite series

called also magnoferrite

Word History

Etymology

magnesio- + ferrite

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