ferro-

See also: ferro, ferró, and ferrò

English

Etymology

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

ferro-

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

      Synonym: ferri-

      1. Iron of oxidation number 2.

         Coordinate term: ferri-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with ferro-

ferroactivator

ferroalloy

ferroalluaudite

ferroaluminium

ferroaluminum

ferroan

ferrobacterium

ferroboat

ferroboron

ferrocalcite

ferrocarbon

ferrocarpholite

ferroceladonite

ferrocement

ferrocerium

ferrochelatase

ferrochelate

ferrochloroquine

ferrocholinate

ferrochrome

ferrochromium

ferroconcrete

ferrocyanide

ferrocyanogen

ferrocytochrome

deferrization

ferrodistortion

ferrodistortive

feredetate

ferroelastic

ferroelasticity

ferroelectric

ferroelectricity

ferroportin

ferroselite

ferrosilite

ferrofluid

ferrofluidic

ferrofluidity

ferrogedrite

ferrogel

ferroglass

ferrogram

ferrography

ferroheme

ferroholmquistite

ferrohornblende

ferrohumic

hyperferremia

hypoferremia

ferroic

ferroics

isoferroplatinum

ferrokaersutite

ferrokentbrooksite

ferrokinesis

ferrokinetic

ferrokinetics

ferrokinoshitalite

ferromagnesian

ferromagnesic

ferromagnesium

ferromagnet

ferromagnetic

ferromagnetism

ferromanganese

ferromanganous

ferrometal

ferrometer

ferromolybdenum

ferronematic

ferronickel

ferronickelplatinum

ferroniobium

ferrome

ferroxidase

ferropaper

ferropargasite

ferroparticle

ferropericlase

ferrophosphorus

ferropnictide

ferroporphyrin

ferroprotein

ferroprussiate

ferroprussic

ferroptosis

ferrosilicon

ferrosulfide

ferrosulphide

ferrotantalite

tetraferroplatinum

ferrotherapy

ferrothiocyanate

ferrotitanium

ferrotitanowodginite

ferrotoroidic

ferrotschermakite

ferrotungsten

ferrotychite

ferrotype

ferrouranium

ferrovalley

ferrovanadium

ferrovitreous

ferrowyllieite

ferryl

• ferroalloy
• ferrobacterium
• ferro-cement
• ferrocene
• ferro-cobaltine
• ferro-cobaltite
• ferro-concrete
• ferrocyanhydric acid
• ferrocyanic acid
• ferro-gallic
• ferrometal
• ferro-resonance
• ferro-resonant
• ferrospinel
• ferrotellurite
• ferryl
• hydroferrocyanate
• hydroferrocyanic

Related terms

• ferroic

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: rauta-, ferro- (fi)
• Polish: ferro- (pl)

See also

• ferri-
• ferroso-

Anagrams

• frore

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English ferro-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈferːo-/, [ˈfe̞rːo̞-]

Prefix

ferro-

1. (chemistry) ferro-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with ferro-

ferrokromi

ferroyhdiste

Further reading

• “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

French

Etymology 1

From Latin ferrum.

Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-

Etymology 2

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

Prefix

ferro-

1. Relating to railways

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with ferro-

ferrocérium

ferrochrome

ferrocyanure

ferroélasticité

ferroélectricité

ferroélectrique

ferrofluide

ferromagnétique

ferromagnétisme

ferrosilicium

ferrotype

Italian

Prefix

ferro-

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

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with ferro-

ferrobatterio

ferrocemento

ferrochina

ferrocianidrico

ferrocianuro

ferrocromo

ferroelettrete

ferroelettricità

ferroelettrico

ferrofluidodinamica

ferrolega

ferromagnesiaco

ferromagnete

ferromagnetico

ferromagnetismo

ferromanganoso

ferromodellismo

ferromodellista

ferropentacarbonile

ferroproteina

ferroterapia

ferrotipia

ferrotipo

ferrotitanio

ferrotranviario

ferrovecchio

ferrovia

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin ferrumder.

Polish ferro-

Derived from Latin ferrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛr.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrrɔ
• Syllabification: fer‧ro-

Prefix

ferro-

1. ferro-

   ‎ferro- + ‎magnetyzm → ‎ferromagnetyzm

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with ferro-

antyferroelektryczność

antyferroelektryczny

antyferroelektryk

antyferromagnetyk

antyferromagnetyzm

ferromagnetyczny

Further reading

• ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

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

Prefix

ferro-

1. forms terms relating to railroads: ferro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with ferro-

ferrocarril

ferrocemento

ferrocianuro

ferroeléctrico

ferropenia

ferrovía

Further reading

• “ferro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025