ferrous sulfate

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noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

a bluish-green, crystalline, saline-tasting, water-soluble heptahydrated solid, FeSO4⋅7H2O, used chiefly in the manufacture of other iron salts, in water purification, fertilizer, inks, pigments, tanning, photography, and in medicine in the treatment of anemia.

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Also called copperas, green vitriol, iron vitriol, iron sulfate.

Origin of ferrous sulfate

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby ferrous sulfate

ferrotitanium, ferrotungsten, ferrotype, ferrous, ferrous oxide, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulfide, ferrous sulphate, ferrovanadium, ferrozirconium, ferrugination

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How to use ferrous sulfate in a sentence

Magnesium sulfate has been around since 1906 and has since been proven to be a superior medication.
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It gave a bluish-black color with impure ferrous sulphate and a dark color with ferric chloride.
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Exceedingly sensitive tests are known for the ferrous and the ferric ions.
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Perhaps the most instructive case of this kind, that we can study, is that of iron in ferrous and ferric salts.
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If the zinc sulphide were not the less soluble, it would be rapidly converted into the black ferrous sulphide.
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It is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
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Medical definitions for ferrous sulfate

ferrous sulfate

[ fĕr′əs ]

adj.

An iron compound used primarily for treating iron-deficiency amemia.

Scientific definitions for ferrous sulfate

ferrous sulfate

A bluish-green crystalline compound that is used in sewage and water treatment, and as a pigment and fertilizer. It is also used in medicine to treat iron deficiency. Also called green vitriol. Chemical formula: FeSO4·7H2O.