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ferro- definition

ferro- (fer′ō, -ə)

  1. iron ferromagnetic
  2. iron and ferromanganese
  3. containing ferrous iron ferrocyanide

Etymology: < L ferrum, iron, prob. via Etr < Sem base seen in Heb-Phoen barzel, Assyr parz-illu

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