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Noun: Fe
  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
    - iron, atomic number 26

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: iron ore, steel

Encyclopedia: Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum and Phooey