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ferric /fer·ric/ (fer´ik) containing iron in its plus-three oxidation state, Fe(III) (also written Fe3+).
ferric chloride  FeCl3·6H2O; used as a reagent and as a diagnostic aid in phenylketonuria.

fer·ric (frk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with a valence of 3 or a valence higher than in a corresponding ferrous compound.

ferric
[fer′ik]
pertaining to a cation of iron in which the metal is trivalent, as in ferric chloride and ferric hydroxide. Also called iron (III).

ferric [fer´ik]
containing iron in its plus-three oxidation state, Fe(III) (sometimes designated Fe3+).
ferric chloride FeCl3, used as a reagent and as a diagnostic aid in phenylketonuria.

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

ferric chloride
FeCl3, used as a reagent and topically as an astringent and antiseptic.
ferric cyanoferrate, ferric hexacyanoferrate
ferric oxide


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