"ferro-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ferro-.wav
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. (chemistry) ferrous: Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Iron
    Sense id: en-ferro--en-prefix-2CIgbJdh Disambiguation of Iron: 33 28 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (chemistry) ferrous:
    Iron (the metal).
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Iron Synonyms: ferri-#Prefix
    Sense id: en-ferro--en-prefix-FSzGvCw8 Disambiguation of Iron: 33 28 39 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (chemistry) ferrous:
    Iron (the metal).
    Iron of oxidation number 2.
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Chemistry, Iron Synonyms: ferri-#Prefix Translations (Translations): rauta- (Finnish), ferro- (Finnish), ferro- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-ferro--en-prefix-yCss2ECs Disambiguation of Iron: 33 28 39 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 23 24 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 10 15 41 0 21 0 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 9 13 42 0 22 0 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 11 43 0 24 0 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 24 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 27 59 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 12 14 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ferroic, 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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