ferric

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These minerals, including ferric hydroxysulfate, occur in thin layers roughly a meter thick that sit both above and below basaltic materials.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From The New Yorker • Sep. 14, 2015

With spray bottles, they applied both cupric nitrate and ferric nitrate to the metal, then distributed and smoothed the sizzling liquid with mop-shaped brushes.

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

The molecules of iron, uniting with the molecules of oxygen which exist in the oil in its oxidized state, forms ferric oxide.

From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by Lewis, William T.