ferroso — meaning in English

English meaning

• ferrous adj Containing or relating to iron.
• irony noun A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is the opposite of what was expected.

Senses

ferroso is used for these senses in English:

• ferrous (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.
• ferrous Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)
• irony Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

ferrous — full definition

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

irony — full definition

1. noun A situation or statement in which the actual outcome or meaning is the opposite of what was expected.
2. noun A way of speaking in which the literal words mean the opposite of what's intended, often for humorous or sarcastic effect.

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