atomic number 26

1. 1.

   a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

   SynonymsironFe

   Broadermetallic element

   Narroweralpha ironbeta irongamma irondelta ironingot ironcast ironwrought irongalvanized ironpig ironscrap iron

Questions about atomic number 26

What does atomic number 26 mean?

atomic number 26 means "a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood".

What is another word for atomic number 26?

Close synonyms include iron, Fe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 26 a common word?

atomic number 26 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.