iron oxide

English

Noun

iron oxide (plural iron oxides)

(chemistry) The compound obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Either iron(II) oxide (old term ferrous oxide, chemical formula FeO) or iron(III) oxide (old term ferric oxide, chemical formula Fe₂O₃). Generally known as rust when hydrated.

Synonyms

E172 when used as a food colouring

Translations

compound

Catalan: òxid de ferro m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 氧化鐵, 氧化铁 (joeng⁵ faa³ tit³)

Mandarin: 氧化鐵 (zh), 氧化铁 (zh) (yǎnghuàtiě)
Estonian: raudoksiid
Finnish: rautaoksidi (fi)

Hindi: लोहा जारकिक (lohā jārkik)
Hungarian: vas-oxid
Kalmyk: төмрин ислт (tömrin islt)
Maori: rino ōkai
Navajo: béésh bioxide
Spanish: óxido de hierro m

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