ferrous

English

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Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɹəs

Adjective

ferrous (comparative more ferrous, superlative most ferrous)

1. Of or containing iron.
2. (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.

Derived terms

• ferrous chloride
• ferrous ferricyanide
• ferrous fumarate
• ferrous oxide
• ferrous phosphate
• ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulphate
• ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphide

Translations

of or containing iron

• Catalan: ferrós (ca)
• Irish: iarnúil (ga)
• Malay: ferus (ms)

• Norwegian: jern- (no), jernholdig (no)
• Portuguese: ferroso (pt)

chemistry

• Catalan: ferrós (ca)
• Irish: iarnúil (ga)

• Portuguese: ferroso (pt)
• Spanish: ferroso (es)

See also

• ferric
• ferryl

Anagrams

• for sure