ferrospinel

noun

fer·​ro·​spinel

¦fe(ˌ)rō+

: any of several synthetic crystalline magnetic substances of spinel structure that contain iron and are poor electrical conductors

Word History

Etymology

ferro- (from ferromagnetic) + spinel

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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