iron filings

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Noun

iron filings pl (plural only)

small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive

Translations

small fragments of iron

Georgian: რკინის ნაქლიბი (rḳinis naklibi)
Hungarian: vasreszelék (hu)
Italian: limature di ferro f, polveri di ferro m
Maori: maramara rino
Polish: opiłki żelaza
Russian: железные опилки (železnyje opilki)

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