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ferrous

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Adjective

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fer=rous

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective ferrous has 1 sense

ferrous(a = adj.pert) ferric - of or relating to or containing iron; Array

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ferrous, a. [Cf. F. ferreux. See Ferreous.].

Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence of two; as, ferrous sulphate. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ferrous, adj.
1 containing iron (ferrous and non-ferrous metals).
2 Chem. containing iron in a divalent form (cf. FERRIC).

Etymology

L ferrum iron

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