ferro-

See also: ferro, ferró, and ferrò

English

Etymology

Latin ferrum (“iron”).

Prefix

ferro-

  1. iron (the metal)
  2. (chemistry) ferrous

Derived terms
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  • ferrobacterium
  • ferro-cement
  • ferrocene
  • ferro-cobaltine
  • ferro-cobaltite
  • ferro-concrete
  • ferrocyanhydric acid
  • ferrocyanic acid
  • ferro-gallic
  • ferro-resonance
  • ferro-resonant
  • ferrospinel
  • ferrotellurite
  • ferryl
  • hydroferrocyanate
  • hydroferrocyanic

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Anagrams

Finnish

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-

Derived terms
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French

Etymology 1

From Latin ferrum.

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-

Etymology 2

From chemin de fer, literally "iron paths".

Prefix

ferro-

  1. Relating to railways

Derived terms
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Italian

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-
  2. Forms terms relating to railways

Derived terms
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Spanish

Etymology

From ferrum (“iron”). The "railroad" sense comes from ferrocarril (“railroad”), literally "iron path".

Prefix

ferro-

  1. ferro-
  2. Forms terms relating to railroads

Derived terms
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