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ferrous oxide

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

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ferrous + oxide

ferric oxide ferrous-ferric oxide ferroso-ferric oxide

iron(II) oxide

What does ferrous oxide mean?: The chemical compound FeO, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +2.
Where does ferrous oxide come from?: ferrous + oxide

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