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ferro-

ferro- prefix: ferrous.

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferrous
  2. Iron (the metal).
    Synonyms:
    ferri-
  3. Iron of oxidation number 2.
    Synonyms:
    ferri-

Synonyms of ferro-

Origin of ferro-

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Words formed from ferro-

Questions about ferro-

What does ferro- mean?
Ferro- means ferrous.
What part of speech is ferro-?
Ferro- is a prefix.

Words near ferro- in the dictionary

  1. Ferrières-en-Bray
  2. Ferro
  3. Ferro meridian
  4. ferro rod
  5. ferro rods
  6. ferro-
  7. ferro-calcite
  8. ferro-cement
  9. ferro-fluoro-pedrizite
  10. ferroactivator
  11. ferroactivators

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