ferrosilicon

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noun

An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking.

OriginEnglish silicon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem →
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Meanings

nounferrosilicon (plural ferrosilicons)

plural ferrosilicons

  1. An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking.

Origin

  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Latinsilex
  5. New Latinsilicium
  6. Englishsilicium
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  8. Latincarbōnem
  9. Frenchcarbone
  10. Englishcarbonbf.
  11. Englishsilicon
  12. Englishferrosilicon

From ferro- + silicon.

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APA

ferrosilicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrosilicon

MLA

“ferrosilicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrosilicon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrosilicon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrosilicon.

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