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ferrous

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛɹəs/

The English word “ferrous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or containing iron.
  2. Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.
  3. Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

Etymology

From ferro- + -ous, from Latin ferreus directly or via French ferreux, from ferrum (“iron”) + -eus (“-ous: forming adjectives”).

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