The word ferrous indicates bearing iron.
The word ferrous is an adjective, describing a noun as containing or consisting of iron.
No....a ferret is an animal....ferrous is the adjective to describe metals containing iron
They are referred to as mafic, a word representing their magnesium and iron content.
It means containing iron... so it would be used as an adjective. 'Our blood is ferriferous'
Ferric: adjectiveof, relating to, or containing iron, esp. with a valence of three.
Aluminum is non-ferrous. Only iron, or products that are chiefly iron, are ferrous. The word "ferrous" means containing iron, and the chemical symbol Fe derives from this word.
Rust, or iron oxide, is Fe2O3
a magnet
Iron, and mixtures containing iron (e.g. steel, an alloy of iron).
hemoglobin
Hemoglobin is a blood protein containing iron.
Hemoglobin is a blood protein containing iron.