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iron group

iron group noun: row 4 (period 4) of the periodic table, or a large subset thereof.

Noun

iron group

  1. Row 4 (period 4) of the periodic table, or a large subset thereof.
  2. A smaller subset thereof comprising iron, cobalt, and nickel.
    Synonyms:
    iron triad
  3. Group 8 of the periodic table, comprising iron, ruthenium, osmium, and hassium.

Synonyms of iron group

Questions about iron group

What does iron group mean?
Iron group means row 4 (period 4) of the periodic table, or a large subset thereof.
What part of speech is iron group?
Iron group is a noun.

Words near iron group in the dictionary

  1. iron game
  2. Iron Gates
  3. iron gray
  4. iron grays
  5. iron grey
  6. iron group
  7. Iron Guard
  8. Iron Guardist
  9. Iron Guardists
  10. iron gum
  11. iron gums

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