/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005