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ferric

[fer-ik] / ˈfɛr ɪk /


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Ferric hydroxysulfate is much rarer and occurs only in a few small locations.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“They’re an important part of our culture and I think it’s fine if you keep precautions,” said Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology Dr. Ferric Fang.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021

Another author of the study, Dr. Ferric Fang, a microbiology professor and journal editor at the University of Washington, said improper images began turning up in the 1990s.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2017

Ferric Fang of the University of Washington, Seattle; Joan Bennett of Rutgers University; and Arturo Casadevall of Albert Einstein College of Medicine combed through misconduct reports on 228 people released by the U.S.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 22, 2013

Ferric, fer′ik, adj. pertaining to or obtained from iron: noting an acid compounded of iron and oxygen.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various




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