ferrous

From Latin ferrum (“iron”).

• enPR: fĕr'əs, IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹəs

ferrous (comparative more ferrous, superlative most ferrous)

1. Of or containing iron.
2. (chemistry) 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: ferrous metals.

• nonferrous

• ferric
• ferryl

• for sure, furores