ilmenite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium

WordNet

Il"men*ite noun
Etymology
So called from Ilmen, a branch of the Ural Mountains.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.

Webster 1913