"nonferrous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From non- + ferrous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|ferrous}} non- + ferrous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonferrous (not comparable)
  1. (of a metal or alloy) Containing no iron. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Metallurgy Synonyms: non-ferrous Translations (containing no iron): əlvan (Azerbaijani), цветен (cveten) (Bulgarian), nicht eisenhaltig (German), Nichteisen- (German), neuyiarnagh (Manx), neasinî (Northern Kurdish)

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