ferro-

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

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ferro-

1. (chemistry) ferrous:
   1. Iron (the metal).

      Synonym: ferri-

      1. Iron of oxidation number 2.

         Coordinate term: ferri-

• ferroic

• ferri-
• ferroso-

• frore

Internationalism (see English ferro-).

• IPA^(key): /ˈferːo-/, [ˈfe̞rːo̞-]

ferro-

1. (chemistry) ferro-

• “ferro-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

From Latin ferrum.

ferro-

1. ferro-

From chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).

ferro-

1. Relating to railways

ferro-

1. ferro-
2. forms terms relating to railways/railroads

Derived from Latin ferrum.

• IPA^(key): /fɛr.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrrɔ
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ferro-

1. ferro-

   ‎ferro- + ‎magnetyzm → ‎ferromagnetyzm

• ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).

ferro-

1. forms terms relating to railroads: ferro-

• “ferro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024