a red oxide of iron.
a red or yellow or brown mineral; an oxide of iron that is a common constituent of rust.
In other words, iron has a strong tendency to rust if exposed to air and damp, for iron and oxygen make rust, or red oxide of iron.
a mineral consisting of tantalum oxide of iron and manganese that occurs with niobite or in coarse granite; an ore of tantalum.
an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets.
Iron oxide pigment is a color pigment whose basic substance is the oxide of iron, such as red oxide, yellow iron oxide, black iron oxide, and brown oxide.