| ferrocyanide | <chemistry> One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron and some other base. <chemistry> Potassium ferrocyanide, yellow prussiate of potash; a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, K4(CN)6Fe, the starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate, prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen, as horn, leather, blood, etc, in iron pots. Origin: Ferro- + cyanide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ferrocyanides | Inorganic salts of the hypothetical acid ferrocyanic acid (h4fe(cn)6). (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferrocytochrome | A cytochrome containing reduced (ferrous) iron. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferroheme | 1. <biochemistry> Compounds of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring that differ in side chain composition. Haems are the prosthetic groups of cytochromes and are found in most oxygen carrier proteins. 2. <prefix> haem-, eaning relating to blood. Origin: G. Haima (21 Jun 2000) |
| ferrokinetics | The study of iron metabolism using radioactive iron. Origin: L. Ferrum, iron, + G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferroporphyrin | The compound formed between a ferrous ion and a porphyrin; e.g., ferroprotoporphyrin (haem). (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferroproteins | Proteins containing iron in a prosthetic group; e.g., haem, cytochrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ferroprotoporphyrin | 1. <biochemistry> Compounds of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring that differ in side chain composition. Haems are the prosthetic groups of cytochromes and are found in most oxygen carrier proteins. 2. <prefix> haem-, eaning relating to blood. Origin: G. Haima (21 Jun 2000) |
| ferroprussiate | <chemistry> A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. Origin: Ferro- + prussiate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferroprussic | <chemistry> Ferrocyanic. Origin: Ferro- + prussic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferroso- | <chemistry> See Ferro-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ferrosoferric | Denoting a combination of a ferrous compound with a ferric compound, as in Fe3O4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |