FERROUS


Meaning of FERROUS in English

/ ˈferəs; NAmE / adjective

[ only before noun ] ( technical ) containing iron; connected with iron

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Latin ferrum iron + -ous .

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