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Ferrous vs Ferous - What's the difference?

ferrous | ferous |

As adjectives the difference between ferrous and ferous

is that ferrous is of or containing iron while ferous is wild; savage.

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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    ferous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • wild; savage
    • (Arthur Wilson)
    (Webster 1913)