made+of+iron

  • 41iron — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īsern, īren; akin to Old High German īsarn iron Date: before 12th century 1. a silver white malleable ductile magnetic heavy metallic element that readily rusts in moist air, occurs native in… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 42iron — i•ron [[t]ˈaɪ ərn[/t]] n. 1) chem. a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, used in its impure carbon containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc Symbol: Fe; at. wt.: 55.847; at. no.: 26; sp. gr.: 7.86 at 20°C. 2)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43Iron deficiency anemia — For a discussion of iron deficiency more broadly, see the Wikipedia article iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia, and is also known as sideropenic anemia. It is the most common cause of microcytic anemia. Iron …

    Wikipedia

  • 44Iron Brigade — The Iron Brigade, also known as the Iron Brigade of the West or the Black Hat Brigade, was an infantry brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. Although it fought entirely in the Eastern Theater, it was composed of… …

    Wikipedia

  • 45iron — i|ron1 [ aırn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a hard heavy metal that is a common element and is used for making steel and is also used in many types of machine and building structures a ) small quantities of iron, existing in some foods and in your body …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46iron — i·ron || aɪə(r)n n. (Fe) metallic element (Chemistry); device used to remove wrinkles from fabric; items made from iron metal v. remove wrinkles from fabric with an iron adj. made of iron, resembling iron …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 47iron — I UK [ˈaɪə(r)n] / US [ˈaɪrn] noun Word forms iron : singular iron plural irons ** 1) a) [uncountable] a hard heavy metal that is a common element. It is used for making steel and is also used in many types of machine and building structures. b)… …

    English dictionary

  • 48Iron Age — 1. the period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron. 2. (l.c.) Class. Myth. the present age, following the bronze age; the last and worst of the four ages …

    Universalium

  • 49Iron —    Tubal Cain is the first mentioned worker in iron (Gen. 4:22). The Egyptians wrought it at Sinai before the Exodus. David prepared it in great abundance for the temple (1 Chr. 22:3: 29:7). The merchants of Dan and Javan brought it to the market …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 50iron*/*/ — [ˈaɪən] noun I 1) [U] a hard heavy metal that is used for making steel 2) [C] a heated object that you push across clothes in order to make them smooth II verb [I/T] iron [ˈaɪən] to push an iron across clothes in order to make them smooth She… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English