Complete Definition of "ferrite"

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Etymology
L. ferrum,iron plus suffix -ite

Noun
en-noun

  1. the interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron
  2. any of a class of metal oxides which show ferrimagnetism; used in transformers, inductors, antennas, recording heads, microwave devices, motors and loudspeakers

#inorganic compound The anion FeO?<sub>2</sub><sup>2-</sup>, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it

Derived terms
calcio-ferrite
delta ferrite
ferritic
phosphoferrite
sodium ferrite
stibioferrite
titano-ferrite

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