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ferrophosphorus

ferrophosphorus noun: a ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.

Noun

ferrophosphorus (uncountable)

  1. A ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.

Origin of ferrophosphorus

From ferro- + phosphorus.

Questions about ferrophosphorus

What does ferrophosphorus mean?
Ferrophosphorus means a ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.
What part of speech is ferrophosphorus?
Ferrophosphorus is a noun.

Words near ferrophosphorus in the dictionary

  1. ferropargasite
  2. ferroparticle
  3. ferroparticles
  4. ferropericlase
  5. ferropericlases
  6. ferrophosphorus
  7. ferropicotite
  8. ferropnictide
  9. ferropnictides
  10. ferroporphyrin
  11. ferroporphyrins

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