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Definition of Ferric oxide
1. Noun. A red oxide of iron.
Specialized synonyms: Rust
Generic synonyms: Oxide
Definition of Ferric oxide
1. Noun. (chemistry) The chemical compound Fe2O3, iron oxide where iron has a valence of +3. IUPAC has deprecated this term in favor of iron(III) oxide. ¹
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Medical Definition of Ferric oxide
1. A compound used as a colouring material. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferric Oxide
Literary usage of Ferric oxide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1833)
"The oxides which correspond in composition te ferroso-ferric oxide, Fe3O4, behave
with acids as if mixture« of the two oxides. ..."
2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1851)
"ferric oxide ignited with carbonate of soda on charcoal before the blowpipe, ...
A stream of carbonic oxide gas reduces ferric oxide heated to redness in a ..."
3. The Principles of Chemistry by Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleyev, George Kamensky (1902)
"Other combinations of ferrous with ferric oxide are known, as are also compounds
of ferric oxide with other bases. Thus, for instance, compounds are known ..."
4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1865)
"ferric oxide may be obtained in small crystals by decomposing ferric chloride
... Rhombohedral or laminar crystals of ferric oxide are likewise obtained by ..."
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