amount of iron

collocation in English

meaningsofamountandiron

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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iron
adjective[before noun]
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
very strong physically, mentally, ...
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(Definition ofamountandironfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofamount of iron

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Decay of nickel-56 explains the largeamountofiron-56 seen in metallic meteorites and the cores of rocky planets.
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Two-thirds of the totalamountofiron(4 g) is located within haemoglobin.
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In conclusion, cyanobacterial photosynthesis controls theamountofironoxidation in these mats.
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The totalamountofironsucrose required is determined from a table in the product literature.
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It produces only a certainamountofironore, the basic ingredient of steel, to the scale of about 500,000 tons a year.
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The totalamountofironrecoverable from the poles and metal globes is approximately 1,000 tons and it would be comparatively costly to collect.
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The pre-war price of iron wire and a certainamountofironstores amounted to £65,000.
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You go on, with the bit in the horse's mouth, and there is a certainamountofironin his mouth.
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There is a hugeamountofironore coming into this country.
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I want to point out that 40 years ago blast furnaces produced a certainamountofironin comparison with what they produce to-day.
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It is also a fact that our export trade demands a largeamountofironand steel to work up things to be exported.
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All our raw materials, except coal and a certainamountofiron, come from overseas.
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He was sincere and compassionate; he had the rightamountofironin the velvet glove; he exuded sensibility and tolerance.
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If that is so, it will be a serious matter for the building trades, who use a considerable amountofironcastings, and for the domestic users of these commodities.
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How can we keep 55 million people in this tiny country with the only raw material which it possesses, coal, a smallamountofironore, and half its food?
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However, the short half-life and the test ban decreased, within several years, the availableamountofiron-55 nearly to the pre-nuclear test levels.
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The quantitative yield is also proportional to theamountofironin the star's initial abundance distribution.
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The formation contains a largeamountofiron, but there has been little exploration.
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A smallamountofironoxide creates the red color and the formation erodes into colorful hills east and south of the park.
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The color of the natural earth depends upon theamountofironoxide and manganese in the clay.
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Dietary iron overload is the consumption of large amount of home-brewed beer with highamountofironcontent in it.
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