What (who) is iron-box - definition

NUCLIDES WITH ATOMIC NUMBER OF 26, BUT WITH DIFFERING MASS NUMBERS

Iron-60; Iron-57; Iron-58; Iron-54; Iron isotopes; Iron-52; Iron-53; Iron-59; Iron-45; Iron-46; Iron-47; Iron-48; Iron-49; Iron-50; Iron-51; Iron-61; Iron-62; Iron-63; Iron-64; Iron-65; Iron-66; Iron-67; Iron-68; Iron-69; Iron-70; Iron-71; Iron-72; Iron-52m; Iron-53m; Iron-54m; Iron-61m; Iron-65m; Iron-67m; Iron 60; Iron isotope

iron-box

Slang for a virgin.
We can't call Sally iron-box anymore.

sad iron

TOOL OR APPLIANCE FOR SMOOTHING CLOTH USING HEAT AND PRESSURE

Sad iron; Steam iron; Electric iron; Tailor's goose; Iron (appliance); Clothes pressing iron; Flatiron (appliance); Goffering iron; Laundry iron; Clothing iron; Sadiron; Steam generator iron

¦ noun historical a flat iron.

Origin

from sad, in the obs. sense 'weighty'.

steam iron

TOOL OR APPLIANCE FOR SMOOTHING CLOTH USING HEAT AND PRESSURE

Sad iron; Steam iron; Electric iron; Tailor's goose; Iron (appliance); Clothes pressing iron; Flatiron (appliance); Goffering iron; Laundry iron; Clothing iron; Sadiron; Steam generator iron

¦ noun an electric iron that emits steam from holes in its flat surface.

Wikipedia

Isotopes of iron

Naturally occurring iron (₂₆Fe) consists of four stable isotopes: 5.845% of ⁵⁴Fe (possibly radioactive with a half-life over 4.4×10²⁰ years), 91.754% of ⁵⁶Fe, 2.119% of ⁵⁷Fe and 0.286% of ⁵⁸Fe. There are 24 known radioactive isotopes, the most stable of which are ⁶⁰Fe (half-life 2.6 million years) and ⁵⁵Fe (half-life 2.7 years).

Much of the past work on measuring the isotopic composition of Fe has centered on determining ⁶⁰Fe variations due to processes accompanying nucleosynthesis (i.e., meteorite studies) and ore formation. In the last decade however, advances in mass spectrometry technology have allowed the detection and quantification of minute, naturally occurring variations in the ratios of the stable isotopes of iron. Much of this work has been driven by the Earth and planetary science communities, although applications to biological and industrial systems are beginning to emerge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes of iron

Examples of use of iron-box

1. Mamolou’s bones were found in a iron box in a fireplace at the house.

2. He then cut up her body and burnt her remains in an iron box in the fireplace of the couple’s home.

3. By Terri Judd 17 June 2005 Pearl Bernstein kept a small iron box in the wardrobe where each pay–day she would put coins away to pay her bills.