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ferrous

/ˈfɛɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
fer-rous
IPA
/ˈfɛɹəs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or containing iron.

adj

Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.

adj

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ferro- + -ous, from Latin ferreus directly or via French ferreux, from ferrum (“iron”) + -eus (“-ous: forming adjectives”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ferrous (comparative) most ferrous (superlative)

Derived Forms

diferrous monoferrous oxyferrous

Phrases

carbon-ferrous ferrous carbonate ferrous chloride ferrous-ferric oxide ferrous ferricyanide ferrous fumarate ferrous oxide ferrous phosphate

Frequently Paired Words

ferritic ferric ferryl

Synonyms

ferric ferreous siderous ferruginous

Antonyms

nonferrous

Rhymes With

terrace embarrass polaris heiress nonferrous ahasuerus derose

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛɹəs/.
What does ferrous mean?
Of or containing iron.
Where does ferrous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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