Definition of ferrous sulfate
: a salt obtained usually in its bluish-green hydrated form FeSO4·7H2O that is used especially in making inks, pigments, and other iron salts and in medicine for treating anemia caused by iron deficiency
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The first known use of ferrous sulfate was in 1832
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