ferrous

Meanings

Adjective

of or relating to or containing iron

Adj

Of or containing iron.
Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.
Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron: ferrous metals.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Synonyms

ferric

Antonyms

nonferrous

Scrabble Score: 10

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Words With Friends Score: 11

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