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adjective Chemistry.
- of or containing iron, especially in the bivalent state.
adjective
- of or containing iron in the divalent state; designating an iron (II) compound
“pertaining to or containing iron,” 1865, from Latin ferreus “made of iron,” from ferrum “iron” (see ferro-). In chemistry, “containing iron,” especially with a valence of two.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with a valence of 2 or a valence lower than in a corresponding ferric compound.
- Containing iron, especially iron with a valence of 2. Compare ferric.