ferrous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ferrum (“iron”). === Pronunciation === enPR: fĕr'əs, IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹəs/ Rhymes: -ɛɹəs === Adjective === ferrous (comparative more ferrous, superlative most ferrous) Of or containing iron. Synonyms: ferric, siderous ferrous metals;   ferrous scrap (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2. Coordinate terms: ferric (+3), ferryl (+4) 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 ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “all senses”): nonferrous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === for sure, furores