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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ferrous /ˈfɛrəs/

▶adjective

1 (chiefly of metals) containing or consisting of iron.

2 Chemistry of iron with a valency of two; of iron(II).

– origin C19: from L. ferrum ‘iron’ + -ous.

'ferrous' also found in these Oxford entries:

copperas - ferro- - green vitriol - non-ferrous - siderite - vitriol

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