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Noun: loadstone  'lowd,stown
  1. A permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
    - lodestone

Derived forms: loadstones

Type of: permanent magnet, static magnet

Encyclopedia: Loadstone, New South Wales