ferric

English

Etymology

From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: fĕr'ĭk, IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Adjective

ferric (comparative more ferric, superlative most ferric)

1. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.

   Synonyms: ferrous, siderous

2. (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.

   Coordinate terms: ferrous (+2), ferryl (+4)

Derived terms

• deferric
• diferric
• ferric acid
• ferric ammonium citrate
• ferric bromide
• ferric carbide
• ferric chloride
• ferric fluoride
• ferric orthophosphate
• ferric oxide
• ferric phosphate
• ferricrete
• ferric state
• ferric sulfate
• ferric sulfide, ferric sulphide
• ferric sulphate
• ferrod
• ferrosoferric
• ferrosoferric oxide
• hypoferric
• mafic
• microferric
• monoferric
• nonferric
• potassio-ferric sulfate, potassio-ferric sulphate

Translations

pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron

• Catalan: fèrric (ca)
• French: ferrique (fr)
• Irish: iarnda, iarainn
• Manx: yiarnagh
• Spanish: férreo (es), férrico, ferroso (es)

chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3

• Catalan: fèrric (ca)
• Irish: iarnach, feireach
• Italian: ferrico (it)
• Manx: yiarnagh
• Portuguese: férrico
• Spanish: férrico
• Swedish: ferri-

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Translations to be checked

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} feric (ro)

Occitan

Adjective

ferric m (feminine singular ferrica, masculine plural ferrics, feminine plural ferricas)

1. ferric

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 323