| ferrosoferric | Denoting a combination of a ferrous compound with a ferric compound, as in Fe3O4. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ferrotherapy | Therap eutic use of iron. Origin: L. Ferrum, iron (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrotype | A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process; familiarly called tintype. Origin: L. Ferrum iron + -type. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferrous | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sulphate. Origin: Cf. F. Ferreux. See Ferreous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferrous citrate | A compound that occurs in several forms, two of which are monoferrous acid citrate monohydrate and triferrous dicitrate decahydrate; a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrous compounds | Inorganic or organic compounds that contain divalent iron. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferrous fumarate | Iron fumarate, a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrous gluconate | Iron gluconate; a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrous lactate | Iron lactate; a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrous succinate | Iron succinate; a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrous sulfate | Iron sulfate, dried ferrous sulfate, exsiccated iron sulfate; a haematinic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferrozine | <chemical> 4,4'-(3-(2-pyridinyl)-1,2,4-triazine-5,6-diyl)bisbenzenesulfonic acid, disodium salt. A ferroin compound that forms a stable magenta-coloured solution with the ferrous ion. The complex has an absorption peak at 562 nm and is used as a reagent and indicator for iron. Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents, iron chelating agents. Chemical name: Benzenesulfonic acid, 4,4'-(3-(2-pyridinyl)-1,2,4-triazine-5,6-diyl)bis-, disodium salt (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferrugination | Deposition of mineral deposits including iron in the walls of small blood vessels and at the site of a dead neuron. Origin: L. Ferrugo, iron-rust (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferruginous | 1. Iron-bearing; associated with or containing iron. 2. Of the colour of iron rust. Origin: L. Ferrugineus, iron rust, rust-coloured (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferruginous bodies | In the lungs, foreign inorganic or organic fibres coated by complexes of haemosiderin and glycoproteins, and believed to be formed by macrophages that have phagocytised the fibres. See: asbestos bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |