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iarnda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ferric adj Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
  • ferrous adj Containing or relating to iron.
  • iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.

Senses

iarnda is used for these senses in English:

  • ferric Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
  • ferrous Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)
  • iron (not comparable) Made of the metal iron.

ferric — full definition

  1. adj Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
  2. adj Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.

ferrous — full definition

  1. adj Containing or relating to iron.
  2. adj In chemistry, describing iron compounds where the iron has a +2 charge.

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