See Also: ferrous(dictionary)
ferrous(dictionary)
ferrous(medicine)
Ferrous fumarate(health)
Ferrous citrate fe 59(health)
ferrous sulfate(medicine)
ferrous succinate(medicine)
ferrous lactate(medicine)
ferrous gluconate(medicine)
ferrous fumarate(medicine)

ferrous (iou)



ferrous adjective. M19.
[from Latin ferrum iron + -OUS.]
Chemistry. Of or containing iron in the divalent state. Cf. FERRIC 2. M19.
Of iron; (chiefly of an alloy) containing iron in significant quantities. Orig. & freq. in non-ferrous. L19.