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ferric
adjective(fer-ric)
of, relating to, or containing iron
ferric
adjective(fer-ric)
being or containing iron usually with a valence of three
ferric
noun(fer-ric)
a complex salt containing varying amounts of iron and used especially for making blueprints
ferric
noun(fer-ric)
a deliquescent dark salt FeCl3 that readily hydrates to the yellow-orange form and that is used especially for etching, in sewage treatment, and as an astringent
ferric
noun(fer-ric)
the red or black oxide of iron Fe2O3 found in nature as hematite and as rust and also obtained synthetically and used especially in magnetic materials, as a pigment, and for polishing

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