ferric

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Continued heating produces ferric hydroxysulfate, where OH replaces H2O in the mineral structure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

In his soft, ferric voice, he said, “Oh.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 14, 2015

Cupric nitrate yields a bluish-turquoise color, while ferric nitrate yields a yellow-to-brown color.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2015

Finally, they spray the whole lot with a solution of ferric nitrate and heat it again to create the coverings.

From Economist • Jun. 26, 2014

With ferric salts its solution gives a deep blue colour, and with ferrous salts, after exposure to the air, an insoluble, blue-black, ferroso-ferric gallate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various