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carbon-ferrous

carbon-ferrous adjective: pertaining to a type of asteroid, meteor, or comet, that contains mainly the carbon element and iron.

Adjective

carbon-ferrous (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a type of asteroid, meteor, or comet, that contains mainly the carbon element and iron.
  2. Being a certain type of metal alloy.

Questions about carbon-ferrous

What does carbon-ferrous mean?
Carbon-ferrous means pertaining to a type of asteroid, meteor, or comet, that contains mainly the carbon element and iron.
What part of speech is carbon-ferrous?
Carbon-ferrous is an adjective.

Words near carbon-ferrous in the dictionary

  1. carbon-copy
  2. carbon-date
  3. carbon-dated
  4. carbon-dates
  5. carbon-dating
  6. carbon-ferrous
  7. carbon-free
  8. carbon-intensive
  9. carbon-literate
  10. carbon-neutral
  11. carbon-nitrogen cycle

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