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FERROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ferrous mean? 

FERROUS (adjective)
  The adjective FERROUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or containing ironplay

  Familiarity information: FERROUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FERROUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or containing iron

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ferric; ferrous

Pertainym:

iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)


 Context examples 


They found traces of ferrous iron, a leftover of blood.

(Dinosaur Tail Found in Myanmar, VOA News)

Ferrous sulfate is a type of hematinic and a type of dietary supplement.

(Ferrous sulfate, NCI Dictionary)

A product of hemoglobin produced by oxidation of the iron atom from the ferrous to the ferric state.

(Methemoglobin, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfate salt of mineral iron formulated for oral administration and used as a dietary supplement, ferrous sulfate is absorbed in the stomach and small intestine and combines with apoferritin to form ferritin, which is stored in the liver, spleen, red bone marrow, and intestinal mucosa.

(Ferrous sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

However, recently it has been suggested that activation of artemisinin inside the parasite is by ferrous iron. Furthermore, due to their rapid rate of division, cancer cells require and uptake a large amount of iron to proliferate, therefore they are more susceptible to the cytotoxic effect of artemisinin than non-cancerous cells.

(Artemisinin Dimer, NCI Thesaurus)

The fumarate salt form of the mineral iron. Administration of ferrous fumarate results in elevation of serum iron concentration, which is then assimilated into hemoglobin, required for the transport of oxygen, or trapped in the reticuloendothelial cells for storage.

(Ferrous Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)



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