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ferro-
CIDE DICTIONARY
ferro-,
A prefix, or combining form, indicating ferrous iron as an ingredient; as, ferrocyanide. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ferro-, comb. form Chem.
1 iron, esp. in ferrous compounds.
2 (of alloys) containing iron (ferrocyanide; ferromanganese).
1 iron, esp. in ferrous compounds.
2 (of alloys) containing iron (ferrocyanide; ferromanganese).
Etymology
L ferrum iron
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