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ɪk adjective Chemistry.
of or containing iron, especially in the trivalent state.
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ferric (ˈfɛrɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or containing iron in the trivalent state: ferric oxide; designating an iron (III) compound | |
| [C18: from Latin ferrum iron] | |
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Ferric
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Medical Dictionary
ferric fer·ric (fěr'ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with a valence of 3 or a valence higher than in a corresponding ferrous compound.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| ferric (fěr'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 3. Compare ferrous. |
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Example sentences
In order to live and grow they oxidise dissolved iron in the water, producing ferric oxide.
There are two forms of supplemental iron: ferrous and ferric.
Citrine has ferric impurities, and is rarely found naturally.
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