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ferrous
[ fer-uhs ]
adjective
- of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
ferrous
/ ˈfɛrəs /
adjective
- of or containing iron in the divalent state; designating an iron (II) compound
ferrous
/ fĕr′əs /
- Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 2.
- Compare ferric
Other Words From
- pre·ferrous adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ferrous1
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Example Sentences
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.
It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
Exceedingly sensitive tests are known for the ferrous and the ferric ions.
Perhaps the most instructive case of this kind, that we can study, is that of iron in ferrous and ferric salts.
If the zinc sulphide were not the less soluble, it would be rapidly converted into the black ferrous sulphide.
It is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
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