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.
a magnet
Rust, or iron oxide, is Fe2O3
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.