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ferrum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
fer-rum
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various remedies made from iron-containing compounds.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrumlbor. English ferrum Learned borrowing from Latin ferrum.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferrums (plural)

Questions

What does ferrum mean?
Any of various remedies made from iron-containing compounds.
Where does ferrum come from?
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrumlbor. English ferrum Learned borrowing from Latin ferrum.

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