ferro- combining form. ['fɛrǝʊ]
[from Latin ferrum iron: see -O-.]
Of, connected with, or containing iron; (in alloy names) containing iron and (another metal), as ferrochromium, ferromanganese, ferrovanadium, etc.; Chemistry of iron in the ferrous (divalent) state (cf. FERRI-).

■ ferro-'alloy noun an alloy of iron and one or more other metals, esp. as used in metallurgical processing E20.

■ ferro'concrete noun & adjective (of) reinforced concrete E20.

■ ferrocy'anic adjective (Chemistry):

■ ferrocyanic acid, a white solid acid, H₄Fe(CN)₆ E19.

■ ferro'cyanide noun (Chemistry) a salt containing the anion Fe(CN)₆⁴ E19.

■ ferro'prussiate noun (chiefly Photography) = FERRICYANIDE; attrib. designating a blueprint process involving potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate: L19.

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