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ferric

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • fĕr'ĭk
  • /ˈfɛɹɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɛɹɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferrous, siderous

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or containing iron

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ferrous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fèrric — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • French: ferrique — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Irish: iarnda — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Irish: iarainn — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Manx: yiarnagh — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Spanish: férreo — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Spanish: férrico — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Spanish: ferroso — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Welsh: haearnaidd — pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
  • Catalan: fèrric — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Irish: iarnach — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Irish: feireach — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Italian: ferrico — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Manx: yiarnagh — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Portuguese: férrico — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Spanish: férrico — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Swedish: ferri- — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
  • Welsh: fferrig — chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3