ferrous

Meaning

1. Of or containing iron.
2. 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. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

Synonyms

ferric

iron

of iron

chalybeate

ferrous iron

ferriferous

ferreous

ferro-

Translations

ferroso

ferroso

ferreux

ferrós

ferroso

eisenhaltig

demirli

fèrric

ijzeren

ijzerhoudend

férrico

ferrosa

demirden oluşan

demire ait

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɛɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”).