ferric oxide — noun a red oxide of iron • Hypernyms: ↑oxide • Hyponyms: ↑rust • Substance Holonyms: ↑rust, ↑rusting, ↑hemosiderin, ↑haemosiderin * * * … Useful english dictionary
ferric hydroxide — A compound previously used, freshly prepared, as an antidote to arsenic poisoning. * * * ferric hydroxide n a hydrate Fe2O3·nH2O of ferric oxide that is capable of acting both as a base and as a weak acid … Medical dictionary
ferric ammonium citrate — A compound used in hypochromic anemia; it is relatively free of astringent and irritant action. * * * ferric ammonium citrate n a complex salt of indefinite composition that contains varying amounts of iron, that is obtained as red crystals or a… … Medical dictionary
ferric oxide — A compound used as a coloring material. * * * ferric oxide n the red or black oxide of iron Fe2O3 found in nature as hematite and as rust and also obtained synthetically and used as a pigment and for polishing * * * [NF] Fe2O3, a coloring agent… … Medical dictionary
ferric chloride — noun : a deliquescent salt FeCl3 that is obtained in anhydrous form (as by heating iron in chlorine) as dark crystals appearing red by transmitted light and green by reflected light, that forms several crystalline hydrates (as the yellow… … Useful english dictionary
ferric chloride — Chem. a compound that in its anhydrous form, FeCl3, occurs as a black brown, water soluble solid; in its hydrated form, FeCl3·xH2O, it occurs in orange yellow, deliquescent crystals: used chiefly in engraving, for deodorizing sewage, as a mordant … Universalium
ferric oxide — noun A name for the chemical compound FeO, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +3. IUPAC has deprecated this term in favor of iron(III) oxide … Wiktionary
ferric carbide — noun A compound of iron with carbon (FeC). Syn: iron carbide, cementite … Wiktionary
ferric ammonium citrate, green — A compound used in hypochromic anemia … Medical dictionary
ferric phosphate — A compound used as a feed and as a food supplement. soluble f. f. with sodium citrate; a hematinic … Medical dictionary
ferric chloride — fer′ric chlo′ride n. chem. a solid compound, FeCl3, used in engraving and sewage treatment, and in medicine as an astringent and styptic … From formal English to slang