[fer-ahyt] 
| 1. | Chemistry. a compound, as NaFeO2, formed when ferric oxide is combined with a more basic metallic oxide. |
| 2. | Metallurgy. the pure iron constituent of ferrous metals, as distinguished from the iron carbides. |
| fer·rite (fěr'īt') n.
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ferrite
a ceramic-like material with magnetic properties that are useful in many types of electronic devices. Ferrites are hard, brittle, iron-containing, and generally gray or black and are polycrystalline-i.e., made up of a large number of small crystals. They are composed of iron oxide and one or more other metals in chemical combination.
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