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Related to ferrous: Ferrous fumarate, Ferrous gluconate
fer·rous
(fĕr′əs)adj.
Relating to or containing iron, especially with valence 2 or a valence lower than in a corresponding ferric compound.
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ferrous
(ˈfɛrəs)adj
(Minerals) of or containing iron in the divalent state; designating an iron (II) compound
[C19: from ferri- + -ous]
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fer•rous
(ˈfɛr əs)adj.
of or containing iron, esp. in the bivalent state.
[1860–65; < Latin ferr(um) iron + -ous]
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fer·rous
(fĕr′əs) Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 2. Compare ferric.
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[ˈfɛrəs] adj → ferroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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adj ferroso; — sulfate sulfato ferrosoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.