ferrous

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From Latin ferrum (iron).

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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.

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