adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ferrous, siderous
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ferrous, siderous
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to or containing iron
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ferrous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.