ferrous

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  1. adjective Of or containing iron, especially with valence 2 or a valence lower than in a corresponding ferric compound.

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  • The impactor was ferrous, probably itself a remnant of the original body, which went out on an orbit close to this and —  The Stars Are Also Fire
  • The impactor was ferrous, probably itself a remnant of the original body, which went out on an orbit close to this and eventually collided. —  The Stars Are Also Fire
  • First of all, Flame and its lifeboat were inherently indetectable to electromagnetic detectors, being completely non-ferrous and utterly non-reflective. —  The Dragon Lensman
  • To quote the welcoming brochure for tourists that I found in my bleak hotel bedroom: 'As a new rising industrial mining city, Tongling has already founded a rather scale of non-ferrous metallurgical, chemical, textile, building material, electronics, machinery, iron and steel and coal industries; especially the non-ferrous metallurgical building material and chemical industries, which, with a broad prospect of development, have already made or been on the way of making Tongling the major production centre.' —  Last Chance to See
  • "Specifically, fabricating engine blocks and other high-stress parts of non--ferrous materials. —  The Chrome Borne
 

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/ˈfɛrəs/
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