Meanings
adjectiveferric (comparative more ferric, superlative most ferric)
comparative more ferric · superlative most ferric
- Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
Synonyms: ferrous, ferreous, siderous, ferruginous
- chemistryOf compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +3.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or containing iron
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Origin
- Latinferricus
- Englishferric
From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fèrric, fèrric
- fèrricpertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- fèrricchemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
French ferrique
- ferriquepertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
Irish iarnda, iarainn
- iarndapertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- iarainnpertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- iarnachchemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
- feireachchemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Italian ferrico
- ferricochemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Portuguese férrico
- férricochemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Spanish férreo, férrico
- férreopertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- férricopertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- ferrosopertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- férricochemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Swedish ferri-
- ferri-chemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Welsh haearnaidd, fferrig
- haearnaiddpertaining to, derived from, or containing iron
- fferrigchemistry: of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ferric
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ferric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferric
MLA
“ferric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferric.
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