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ferrous oxide
noun
, Chemistry.
- a black powder, FeO, insoluble in water, soluble in acid.
ferrous oxide
- A black powder used to make steel, green heat-absorbing glass, and enamels. Chemical formula: FeO.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ferrous oxide1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Calculate the percentage as ferrous oxide, unless there are reasons to the contrary, also calculate its weight as ferric oxide.
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The iron found is multiplied by 1.286, and reported as ferrous oxide.
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Thus iron protoxide is now generally known as ferrous oxide, and iron peroxide as ferric oxide.
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A little more, and I won't know whether I'm a nitrous sulphide or a ferrous oxide of bromo seltzer.
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In a reducing atmosphere, on the contrary, ferrous oxide readily forms and attacks the clay, forming a dark grey vitreous mass.
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