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Ferreous vs Ferrous - What's the difference?

ferreous | ferrous |

As adjectives the difference between ferreous and ferrous

is that ferreous is containing or resembling iron while ferrous is of or containing iron.

ferreous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing or resembling iron.

    • ferrous

    English

    (wikipedia ferrous)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or containing iron.
  • (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.

    • Antonyms

    * nonferrous

    Derived terms

    * ferrous chloride * ferrous ferricyanide * ferrous fumarate * ferrous oxide * ferrous phosphate * ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulphate * ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphide

    See also

    * ferric * ferryl

    Anagrams

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