ferric (3) |
(adj.) - from the Latin word = relating to or
containing iron, usually with a valence of three. |
ferric ammonium citrate (5) | (noun) - from the Latin word + ammonium
citrate = a salt containing iron and used in making blueprints. |
ferric chloride (5) | (noun) - from the Latin word + chloride
= a water-absorbing dark salt FeCl3 that readily turns
yellow-orange and is used as an astringent and in sewage treatment. |
ferric hydroxide (5) | (noun) - from the Latin word + hydroxide
= a hydrated form of ferric oxide, Fe2O37nH2O that acts as both a base and a weak acid. |
ferric oxide (3) | (noun) - from the Latin word + oxide
= the red or black oxide of iron Fe2O3 found in
nature as hematite and rust or produced synthetically, it is used as a pigment
and for polishing. |
ferricyanide (5) | (noun) - iron + blue + ide = the
trivalent anion Fe(CN)63 a compound containing ferricyanide. |
ferriferous (5) | (adj.) - iron + iron = containing iron. |
ferrite (3) |
(noun) - from the word = a type of magnetic
substances that consist of ferric oxide plus the oxide of one or more metals
such as manganese, nickel, or zinc, have high magnetic permeability and high
electrical resistance, and is used in electronic devices. Ferritic is the
adjective form. |
ferritin (5) |
(noun) - iron + bound = an iron-containing
protein found in the liver and spleen that aids in the storage of iron. |
ferrimagnetic (4) | (adj.) - iron + stone of Magnesia
= a ferrite type substance characterized by magnetization in which the
groups of magnetic ions are polarized in an opposite manner. Ferrimagnetically is the adverb form and ferrimagnet and ferrimagnetism are noun forms. |
ferro-cement (3) | (noun) - iron + cement = a
building material made of cement slabs reinforced with steel mesh. |
ferrocene (5) |
(noun) - iron + cycl- + -ene = a crystalline
organic/metallic compound
(C5H5)2Fe. |
ferroconcrete (3) | (noun) - iron + concrete = iron or steel reinforced concrete. |
ferrocyanide (5) | (noun) - iron + blue = the tetravalent anion Fe(CN)64; the salt K4Fe(CN)6 used in making blue pigments such as Prussian blue. |
ferroelectric (4) | (adj.) - iron + amber + ic = relating to crystalline substances having electrically reversible spontaneous electric polarization fields. Ferroelectric noun and ferroelectricity are noun forms. |
ferromagnesian (5) | (adj.) - iron + magnesia =
containing iron and magnesium. |
ferromagnetic (5) | (adj.) - iron + stone of Magnesia
= materials with a high magnetic permeability, a definite saturation point,
residual magnetism and hysteresis. Ferromagnet and ferromagnetism are noun
forms. |
ferromanganese (5) | (noun) - iron + Magnesia = an
alloy of iron and manganese containing usually about 80 percent manganese and
used in the manufacture of steel . |
ferrosilicon (5) | (noun) - iron + flint = an alloy of iron and silicon containing 15 to 95 percent silicon and used for deoxidizing molten steel and making silicon steel and high-silicon cast iron. |
ferrotype (5) |
(noun) - iron + impression = the picture or
the process of making a photograph by a collodion process on a thin iron
plate. |
ferrous (4) |
(adj.) - from the Latin word = relating to or
containing divalent iron. |
ferrous oxide (4) | (noun) - iron + oxide = from the
Latin word + oxide a black easily oxidizable powder FeO; the monoxide of
iron. |
ferrous sulfate (4) | (noun) - iron + sulfate = the salt
FeSO4; the greenish hydrated ferrous sulfate FeSO477H2O used in making inks and pigments. |
nonferrous (4) |
(adj.) - not + iron = not containing, or
related to iron. |