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ferrate

noun fer·rate \ ˈfeˌrāt \

Definition of ferrate

plural -s
: 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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Origin and Etymology of ferrate

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

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