iron

chemical element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26
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iron

Summary

iron is a chemical element[1]. iron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • iron's instance of is recorded as chemical element[3].
  • iron's instance of is recorded as metal[4].
  • iron's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Fe][5].
  • iron's element symbol is recorded as Fe[6].
  • iron's chemical formula is recorded as Fe[7].
  • iron is a type of medication[8].
  • iron is a type of primary metabolite[9].
  • iron is part of period 4[10].
  • iron is part of group 8[11].
  • iron is used for ferroalloy[12].
  • iron's Commons category is recorded as Iron[13].
  • iron's Unicode character is recorded as 鐵[14].
  • iron's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 5000 BC[15].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare[16].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Phytelephas aequatorialis[17].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Adenia gummifera[18].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Albizia versicolor[19].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Allophylus rubifolius[20].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Artemia salina[21].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Brackenridgea zanguebarica[22].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Bridelia cathartica[23].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Commiphora africana[24].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Euphorbia lancifolia[25].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as cacao[26].
  • iron's found in taxon is recorded as Triumfetta rhomboidea[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[3] and metal[4]. Recorded subclass of include medication[8] and primary metabolite[9].

Use and Application

iron is used for ferroalloy[12]. Part of include period 4[10], a period[28] and group 8[11], a group[29].

Influence

Things named for iron include ferromagnetism[30]; Iron Mountain[31], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1879[34]; Iron County[35], a county of Utah[36], in United States[37], founded in 1852[38]; Baoshan Iron & Steel[39], a business[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 2000[42], headquartered in Shanghai[43]; Iron City[44], a census-designated place in the United States[45], in United States[46]; Iron Cove[47], a bay[48], in Australia[49]; siderophyllite[50], a mineral species[51]; and pharmacosiderite[52], a mineral species[53].

Why It Matters

iron has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] iron is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for iron include ferromagnetism[30]; Iron Mountain[31], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1879[34]; Iron County[35], a county of Utah[36], in United States[37], founded in 1852[38]; Baoshan Iron & Steel[39], a business[40], in People's Republic of China[41], founded in 2000[42], headquartered in Shanghai[43]; Iron City[44], a census-designated place in the United States[45], in United States[46]; and Iron Cove[47], a bay[48], in Australia[49].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Reactome. reactome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Effect of oral administration of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) on ciprofloxacin absorption and disposition in the rat. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Phytelephas aequatorialis (arecaceae) in human and animal nutrition. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Composition of San Francisco Bay brine shrimp (Artemia salina). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . A neglected Mayan galactagogue - ixbut (Euphorbia lancifolia).. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Constituents of Cocoa Husks. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Determination of iron content in different parts of herbs used traditionally for anaemia treatment in East Africa. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 3330
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  3. 16d ago · Legonin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag iron
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  5. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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