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fer·rous

[fer-uh

s] Pronunciation Key

–adjective Chemistry.

of or containing iron, esp. in the bivalent state.

[Origin: 1860–65; < L ferr(um) iron + -ous

]

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fer·rous (fěr'əs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or containing iron, especially with valence 2 or a valence lower than in a corresponding ferric compound.

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ferrous

1865, from L. ferreus "made of iron," from ferrum "iron."

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ferrous
adjective
of or relating to or containing iron [syn: ferric]

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ferrous (fěr'əs) Pronunciation Key

Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 2. Compare ferric.

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ferrous fer·rous (fěr'əs)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with a valence of 2 or a valence lower than in a corresponding ferric compound.

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Ferrous

Fer"rous\, a. [Cf. F. ferreux. See Ferreous.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sulphate.

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