"pertaining to or containing iron," 1865, from Latin ferreus "made of iron," from ferrum "iron" (see ferro-). In chemistry, "containing iron," especially with a valence of two. Contrasted with ferric.
实用例句
1. The water was reacting with the ferrous iron in the tank.
水与水箱中的铁质产生化学反应.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Ordinarily, standard ferrous sulfate loses strength with age, due to air oxidation.
标准硫酸亚铁盐类由于受到空气的氧化一般会随时间而失去其作用.
来自辞典例句
3. Nodules contain a mixture of ferrous and ferrous - oxy leghemoglobin.
根瘤含有亚铁和亚铁一氧化豆血红蛋白的混合物.
来自辞典例句
4. Ferrous metals , timber, and pulp seem to offer the main field of reduction.
看来,黑色金属 、 木材和纸浆是削减的重要对象.
来自辞典例句
5. The treatment sequence involved addition of ferrous sulfate for precipitation, and subsequence filtration.
