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ferrate

noun
fer·​rate | \ˈfeˌrāt\
plural -s

Definition of ferrate 

: any of various classes of compounds containing iron and oxygen in the anion or regarded as so constituted: such as

a : a strongly oxidizing dark red salt analogous to the chromates and sulfates and formed in various ways (as by heating iron filings with a nitrate) potassium ferrate K2FeO4

— called also ferrate (VI)

b : ferrite

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History and Etymology for ferrate

International Scientific Vocabulary ferr- (from Latin ferrum iron) + -ate

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