Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beta_iron

1 sense of beta iron

Sense 1
beta iron -- (an allotrope of iron that is the same as alpha iron except that it is nonmagnetic; stable between 768 and 906 degrees centigrade)
       => iron, Fe, atomic number 26 -- (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)