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