ferric

adj.
Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with valence 3 or a valence higher than in a corresponding ferrous compound.

Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which combine with other atoms to form molecules. See ferromagnetic, ferroelectric and ferric oxide.

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Containing iron in its plus-three oxidation state, Fe(III) (sometimes designated Fe³+).

• f. chloride — FeCl₃, used as a reagent and topically as an astringent and antiseptic.
• f. cyanoferrate, f. hexacyanoferrate — see prussian blue.
• f. oxide — see saccharated iron.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - jern-, jernholdig, ferri-

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijzer-, ferri- (scheikunde)

Français (French)
adj. - ferrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Eisen-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (χημ.) σιδηρικός

Italiano (Italian)
ferrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - férreo

Русский (Russian)
железный, содержащий железо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - férrico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - järn-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
铁的, 三价铁的, 含铁的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鐵的, 三價鐵的, 含鐵的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 철을 함유하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鉄質の, 第二鉄の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حديدي , متعلق بالحديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ברזלי, מכיל ברזל‬

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