ferrous
of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
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Origin of ferrous
1Other words from ferrous
- pre·fer·rous, adjective
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How to use ferrous in a sentence
You can wear the 300-lumen Snap Solo as a regular headlamp, but the light also comes off the band and attaches to a ferrous surface via a strong magnet—a feature that makes it twice as useful.
Mannar suggested ferrous fumarate, a compound widely used in iron tablets because the body absorbs it easily.
One man’s crusade to end a global scourge with better salt | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeExceedingly sensitive tests are known for the ferrous and the ferric ions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzPerhaps the most instructive case of this kind, that we can study, is that of iron in ferrous and ferric salts.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
If the zinc sulphide were not the less soluble, it would be rapidly converted into the black ferrous sulphide.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzIt is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for ferrous
/ (ˈfɛrəs) /
of or containing iron in the divalent state; designating an iron (II) compound
Origin of ferrous
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Scientific definitions for ferrous
[ fĕr′əs ]
Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 2. Compare ferric.
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