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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ferro- /ˈfɛrəʊ/

▶combining form

1 containing iron: ferroconcrete.

2 Chemistry of iron with a valency of two; ferrous. Compare with ferri-.

– origin from L. ferrum ‘iron’.

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