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ferrosilicon

ferrosilicon noun: an alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking.

Noun

ferrosilicon (plural ferrosilicons)

  1. An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking.

Forms of ferrosilicon

pluralferrosilicons

Origin of ferrosilicon

From ferro- + silicon.

Questions about ferrosilicon

What does ferrosilicon mean?
Ferrosilicon means an alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking.
What part of speech is ferrosilicon?
Ferrosilicon is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrosilicon?
The plural of ferrosilicon is ferrosilicons.

Words near ferrosilicon in the dictionary

  1. ferrorhodsite
  2. ferrorichterite
  3. ferroselite
  4. ferrosiderophore
  5. ferrosiderophores
  6. ferrosilicon
  7. ferrosilicons
  8. ferrosilite
  9. ferroso-
  10. ferrosoferric
  11. ferrosol

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