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ferrous
ferrous:
see
farrier
ferrous (adj.)
"pertaining to or containing iron," 1865, from Latin
ferreus
"made of iron," from
ferrum
"iron" (see
ferro-
). In chemistry, "containing iron," especially with a valence of two. Contrasted with
ferric
.