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Ferrous vs Ferritic - What's the difference?

ferrous | ferritic |

As adjectives the difference between ferrous and ferritic

is that ferrous is of or containing iron while ferritic is relating to a ferrite.

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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    ferritic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to a ferrite.

    • Anagrams

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