ferrous
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Origin of ferrous
1860–65; < Latin ferr ( um ) iron + -ous
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The executive, Director of Ferrous Metals Peter Poppinga, has not been arrested after a judge declined to issue a warrant.
From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2019
Amused and enchanted, I named him "Ferrous" for the chemical name of rust, hydrated ferrous oxide.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2018
The leaks detail how Icahn holds a controlling stake in Ferrous Resources, a Brazilian mining company officially based on the Isle of Man.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2017
The chief executive of Brazilian mining start-up Ferrous Resources do Brasil SA, Jayme Nicolato, was optimistic Chinese demand would support ore prices going forward, although less than before.
From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2012
Ferrous sulphate is formed, and in connection with the iron rapidly reduces the silver sulphate to the metallic state, the reduced silver retaining the heavy compact character of the crystals.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 by Various
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