ferrous
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fĕr'əs, IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɹəs
Adjective
ferrous (comparative more ferrous, superlative most ferrous)
- Of or containing iron.
- (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- carbon-ferrous
- ferrous chloride
- ferrous ferricyanide
- ferrous fumarate
- ferrous oxide
- ferrous phosphate
- ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulphate
- ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphide
- non-ferrous
Translations
of or containing iron
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