English Explanatory Dictionary

ferrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or containing iron.
  2. Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.
  3. Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

Pronunciation

fĕr'əs /ˈfɛɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ferrous.wav

Word forms

ferrous more ferrous most ferrous

Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Synonyms

ferric siderous

Antonyms

nonferrous

Related words

ferritic

Derived words

carbon-ferrous diferrous ferrous chloride ferrous ferricyanide ferrous fumarate ferrous oxide ferrous phosphate ferrous sulfate ferrous sulphate ferrous sulfide ferrous sulphide monoferrous non-ferrous oxyferrous
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