ferrocarbon

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noun

A form of steel with a very high concentration of carbon (approximately 10%).

OriginEnglish carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nounferrocarbon (plural ferrocarbons)

plural ferrocarbons

  1. A form of steel with a very high concentration of carbon (approximately 10%).

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  5. Latincarbōnem
  6. Frenchcarbone
  7. Englishcarbon
  8. Englishferrocarbon

From ferro- + carbon.

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APA

ferrocarbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocarbon

MLA

“ferrocarbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocarbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrocarbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrocarbon.

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