ferrous

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɛɹəs/

Definition of ferrous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or containing iron.
    “ferrous metals”
    “ferrous scrap”
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adj

  1. Of or containing iron.
    “ferrous metals”
    “ferrous scrap”
  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.)
    “ferrous metals”

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Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Anagrams of ferrous

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