Class of chemical compounds composed of iron and oxygen.
1Taking pictures digitally uses silicon chips to capture the image and iron oxides for storage.
2Both red dyes and the iron oxides used to color some pills can cause allergic reactions.
3The minerals in this type of make-up often include zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, mica and iron oxides.
4This dust, composed mainly of magnetic iron oxides, tends to stick to anything with a slight charge, including motors and electronic devices.
5Edison found that comparatively little was known by manufacturing chemists about nickel and iron oxides of the high grade and purity he required.
6The difference in price between silver and iron oxides (exotic forms of rust, really) makes the per picture cost of digital far lower.
7The gold is found in nuggets and in pockets in white quartz, mixed with iron oxides and titanium, for which the ancients had no use.
8The Panel calculated the regulatory maximum exposure to E 555 as a carrier for titanium dioxide (E 171) and iron oxides and hydroxides (E 172).
9The main reason is that rusts-ironoxides-havethe unusual property of being soft and powdery.
Translations for iron oxides