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FERRIC OXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A red oxide of iron
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ferric oxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ferric oxide"):
rust (a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture)
Holonyms ("ferric oxide" is a substance of...):
rust; rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)
haemosiderin; hemosiderin (a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism)
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