ferric ammonium citrate

noun

: a complex salt containing varying amounts of iron and used especially for making blueprints

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ferric ammonium citrate

• aluminosilicate
• isothiocyanate
• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate

Medical Definition

ferric ammonium citrate

noun

: a complex salt of indefinite composition that contains varying amounts of iron, that is obtained as red crystals or a brownish yellow powder or as green crystals or powder, and that was formerly used in medicine for treating iron-deficiency anemia