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ferri-

a combining form with the meanings “iron,” “ferric,” used in the formation of compound words: ferriferous; ferricyanide.
Also, ferro-; especially before a vowel, ferr-.


Origin:
< L, comb. form of ferrum iron
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ferri-  
pref.  Iron, especially ferric iron: ferricyanide.

[From Latin ferrum, iron.]
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ferri- pref.
Iron, especially ferric ion: ferritin.

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