ferro-
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Prefix
ferro-
- (chemistry) ferrous:
- Iron (the metal).
- Synonym: ferri-
- Iron of oxidation number 2.
- Coordinate term: ferri-
- Iron (the metal).
Derived terms
- ferroalloy
- ferrobacterium
- ferro-cement
- ferrocene
- ferro-cobaltine
- ferro-cobaltite
- ferro-concrete
- ferrocyanhydric acid
- ferrocyanic acid
- ferro-gallic
- ferrometal
- ferro-resonance
- ferro-resonant
- ferrospinel
- ferrotellurite
- ferryl
- hydroferrocyanate
- hydroferrocyanic
Related terms
Translations
See also
Anagrams
Etymology
Internationalism (see English ferro-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ferro-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ferro-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Etymology 1
Prefix
ferro-
Etymology 2
From chemin de fer (literally “iron paths”).
Prefix
ferro-
- Relating to railways
Derived terms
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
- forms terms relating to railways/railroads
Derived terms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Prefix
ferro-
- ferro-
- ferro- + magnetyzm → ferromagnetyzm
Derived terms
Further reading
- ferro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Etymology
From ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”, literally “iron path”).
Prefix
ferro-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ferro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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