ferrous oxide

English

Etymology

ferrous + oxide

Noun

ferrous oxide (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) The chemical compound FeO, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +2.

   Synonym: iron(II) oxide

   Hypernyms: oxide < compound, material

   Coordinate terms: ferric oxide, ferrous-ferric oxide, ferroso-ferric oxide

Usage notes

IUPAC has deprecated this term in favor of iron(II) oxide.

Translations

chemical compound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氧化亞鐵 / 氧化亚铁 (yǎnghuàyàtiě)

• Polish: tlenek żelaza(II) m
• Spanish: óxido ferroso m