"ferro-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Latin ferrum (“iron”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ferrum||iron}} Latin ferrum (“iron”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ferro-, {{en-prefix}} ferro-
  1. iron (the metal) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ferro--en-prefix-1NQ29L0z
  2. (chemistry) ferrous Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Iron Translations (Translations): rauta- (Finnish), ferro- (Finnish), ferro- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ferro--en-prefix-2CIgbJdh Disambiguation of Iron: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 100 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 0 54 0 26 0 20 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ferroic, ferrous, ferri-, ferroso-
Derived forms: ferroalloy, ferrobacterium, ferro-cement, ferrocene, ferro-cobaltine, ferro-cobaltite, ferro-concrete, ferrocyanhydric acid, ferrocyanic acid, ferro-gallic, ferrometal, ferro-resonance, ferro-resonant, ferrospinel, ferrotellurite, ferryl, hydroferrocyanate, hydroferrocyanic

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