How to Use iron oxide in a Sentence

iron oxide

noun

• Over time, the iron weathers to form iron oxide, which is the base for the unique pigment.
  — Clarissa Wei, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2020
• The dunes in the area had a soft red hue due to iron oxide in the sand, which soaked up the sun's energy and held it.
  — Richard Mason, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2020
• The hotter Earth melted iron oxide, and the iron sank into the core.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Mar. 2021
• The fentanyl was found in a shipment of iron oxide from China.
  — Fox News, 27 Feb. 2020
• The ripply pinkish stuff between the dunes is made of smaller grains of sand laden with iron oxide -- rust!
  — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010
• Cliffs streaked red with iron oxide pop against the dark green firs and the iridescent purple and blue mountains in the distance.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022
• The redness of bricks comes from iron oxide—and so does the redness of the rust farmers once mixed with linseed oil to protect their barns’ wood.
  — Natalie Hamilton, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2021
• This sand, red from iron oxide, was found at Makena Point, Maui.
  — Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
• The area gets its name from the reddish tint created by iron oxide deposits.
  — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
• While the red color comes from the iron oxides present, there are a lot of other materials in it, some of which can be toxic.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
• Located in the Navajo Nation near Page, Ariz., the slot canyon’s warm colors come from iron oxide, or rust, in the sandstone.
  — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
• Your steel may look shiny after knocking the visible rust off, but there’s still some iron oxide there.
  — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
• Ancient mine gets the shaft Even very important resources, like the iron oxide mine at San Ramón, were abandoned.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
• The planet is covered in rust or iron oxide, not nuclear waste.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 23 Mar. 2021
• The presence of a reddish iron oxide, for instance, indicates that the wildfire burned very hot.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 18 Aug. 2021
• The painters used ochre that produced a reddish mulberry pigment, which came from the presence of iron oxide.
  — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2021
• Rather than radioactive tracers, the new method sends an iron oxide contrast agent through the patient's body.
  — John Ericson, Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2014
• The moon has a much higher iron oxide (FeO) concentration than Earth.
  — Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2019
• Rust, which is also known as iron oxide, gives Mars its reddish color.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2020
• The dust particles consist of iron oxide, the same chemical as rust.
  — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
• Relative to the Earth, the Moon has a lot more iron oxide, which suggests that Theia also had a lot of this material.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
• One idea is to harness red mud, which is typically 40% to 70% iron oxide, to make iron-rich cements.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 20 Aug. 2020
• Cinnabar was the high-end option for painting things red; more ordinary projects made-do with simple iron oxide.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2020
• Also, because iron oxide comes in red, yellow and brown, these stains are available in wood tones only.
  — Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2020
• True Pigments is not the first to extract iron oxide pigments from pollution.
  — Chelsea Lee, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022
• Bricks are red because the clay they’re made from contains iron oxide, better known as rust, which is also important in our process.
  — Julio M. D'arcy, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2020
• Tined sunscreens contain iron oxide which helps block visible light and UV rays.
  — Ebony Williams, ajc, 23 May 2022
• Because the bones were surrounded by iron objects that had corroded during their time in the ocean, all the bones were stained an amber red from iron oxide.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2022
• Moreover, a rusty hue appeared on the mud’s surface, indicating that an iron oxide had formed.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Aug. 2020
• Its 300-tall twin walls (Ship Rock and Creation Rock, both of which contain dinosaur fossils) get their color from iron oxide, the same compound that gives blood and rust their ruddy appearances.
  — John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024

Last Updated: 26 Nov 2024