FERRIC OXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ferric oxide mean? 

• FERRIC OXIDE (noun)
  The noun FERRIC OXIDE has 1 sense:

1. a red oxide of iron

  Familiarity information: FERRIC OXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FERRIC OXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A red oxide of iron

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("ferric oxide" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ferric oxide"):

rust (a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture)

Holonyms ("ferric oxide" is a substance of...):

rust; rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)

haemosiderin; hemosiderin (a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism)