Definition of "ferrous" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Of or containing iron.

   • ferrous metals
   • ferrous scrap

2. (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of +2.

3. Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

   • ferrous metals