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ferrous oxide
noun
- a black powder, FeO, insoluble in water, soluble in acid.
ferrous oxide
- A black powder used to make steel, green heat-absorbing glass, and enamels. Chemical formula: FeO.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of ferrous oxide1
Example Sentences
Amused and enchanted, I named him "Ferrous" for the chemical name of rust, hydrated ferrous oxide.
Lawrence Weiner’s “Cadmium & Mud & Titanium & Lead & Ferrous Oxide & So On …†was first displayed as part of his solo exhibition “Displacement,†at Dia Center for the Arts in New York City in 1991.
Staurolite, stawr′Å-lÄ«t, n. a silicate of alumina with ferrous oxide, magnesia, and water, crystallising in trimetric forms, common as twinned cruciform crystals in certain states.—adj.
Ferrous oxide produces an olive green or a pale blue according to the glass with which it is mixed.
Ferrous oxide is the usual cause of discoloration.
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