US /ˈfɛrɪk/ UK /ˈferɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of or containing iron, especially in its trivalent state

    The red stain came from ferric oxide in the soil.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · of or containing iron,... ironferrousferruginous
Word family
Related forms ferrousferriteferruginous

Etymology

From Latin ferrum ('iron') + -ic; ferrum is of uncertain origin, possibly a borrowing from a Semitic or other pre-Latin source.

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