ferric
/ˈfɛɹɪk/ adjective
- adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
- adjective (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.
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Etymology
From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence than in the ferrous compounds; as, ferric oxide; ferric acid. Ferric acid (Chem.), an acid, H2FeO4, which is not known in the free state, but forms definite salts, analogous to the chromates and sulphates.
Etymology [L. ferrum iron: cf. F. ferrique. See Ferrous.]
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