Antonyms for ferrous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fer-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛr əs

Definition of ferrous

Origin : "pertaining to or containing iron," 1865, from Latin ferreus "made of iron," from ferrum "iron" (see ferro-). In chemistry, "containing iron," especially with a valence of two.

As in iron : adj hard, tough; inflexible

Example sentences :

Invariably there is among these a formula for ferrous oxalate developer.
Extract from : « Bromide Printing and Enlarging » by John A. Tennant

That a minute quantity of iron is dissolved by the carbonic acid contained in the water, ferrous bicarbonate being formed.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

Calculate the value of the ferrous salt in terms of bichromate.
Extract from : « Soap-Making Manual » by E. G. Thomssen

To obtain these the gold is first precipitated from the solution by ferrous chloride, all the other metals by iron turnings.
Extract from : « The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 » by Various

Fig. 121 shows us, also, what are the conditions under which the reduction of ferric to ferrous oxide by carbon can occur.
Extract from : « The Phase Rule and Its Applications » by Alexander Findlay

Ferrous oxide is obtained when ferric oxide is reduced in hydrogen at 300 as a black pyrophoric powder.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

The solution, in common with those of most ferrous salts, absorbs nitric oxide with the formation of a brownish solution.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

Another black amorphous form results when ferrous salts are precipitated by ammonium sulphide.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

Ferrous iodide, FeI2, is obtained as a grey crystalline mass by the direct union of its components.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

Ferrous sulphate forms double salts with the alkaline sulphates.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7 » by Various

Synonyms for ferrous

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