"iron filings" meaning in English

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        "small fragments of iron, filed from a bar; used to visualize the presence of a magnetic field, and as a food additive"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "rḳinis naklibi",
          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
          "word": "რკინის ნაქლიბი"
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          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
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          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
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          "word": "limature di ferro"
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          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
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          "word": "polveri di ferro"
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          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
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          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
          "word": "opiłki żelaza"
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          "roman": "železnyje opilki",
          "sense": "small fragments of iron",
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