1
: of, relating to, or containing iron
2
: being or containing iron usually with a valence of three
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Ferrous salts, including ferrous gluconate, glycinate, and sulfate, are absorbed more effectively than ferric salts and are the preferred option.
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Using data gathered by Mars orbiters, Bishop and her team studied sites with an odd spectral signature — that of an iron-bearing mineral called a ferric hydroxysulfate.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There were ferric hillocks of oxidized green and chasms that tore through flat earth, at the bottom of which a ribbon of river caught the sunlight.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The scientists proceeded to mix ferric nitrate with potassium hydroxide, creating a hard iron oxide mineral called nanocrystalline ferrihydrite, which occurs naturally in soil and water.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
Today, black salt is commonly made by combining sodium chloride with trace amounts of sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, and ferric sulfate with charcoal.13
Despite its name, black salt usually has a pinkish-gray or pinkish-brown color.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2025
Using data gathered by Mars orbiters, Bishop and her team studied sites with an odd spectral signature — that of an iron-bearing mineral called a ferric hydroxysulfate.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 8 Aug. 2025
There were ferric hillocks of oxidized green and chasms that tore through flat earth, at the bottom of which a ribbon of river caught the sunlight.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The scientists proceeded to mix ferric nitrate with potassium hydroxide, creating a hard iron oxide mineral called nanocrystalline ferrihydrite, which occurs naturally in soil and water.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Apr. 2025
Today, black salt is commonly made by combining sodium chloride with trace amounts of sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, and ferric sulfate with charcoal.13
Despite its name, black salt usually has a pinkish-gray or pinkish-brown color.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
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ferric
adjective
fer·ric
ˈfer-ik 
: of, relating to, or containing iron
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ferric
adjective
fer·ric
ˈfer-ik
1
: of, relating to, or containing iron
2
: being or containing iron usually with a valence of three
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