ferrous
/ˈfɛɹəs/ adjective C2- Of or containing iron. · ferrous metals· ferrous scrap
- 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. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.) · ferrous metals
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