Fe

symb. Chem. the element iron.

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noun

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

• Syn: ↑iron, ↑atomic number 26

• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal

• Hyponyms:

↑alpha iron, ↑beta iron, ↑gamma iron, ↑delta iron, ↑ingot iron, ↑cast iron, ↑wrought iron, ↑galvanized iron, ↑pig iron, ↑scrap iron, ↑structural iron

• Substance Holonyms: ↑steel, ↑iron ore

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symbol

1. [Latin ferrum] iron

2. quadragesimo-octavo

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Symbol, Chem.

iron.

[ < L ferrum]

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abbrev

Further education

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Fe (no period),

iron (chemical element).

╂[for Latin ferrum]

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symbol the chemical element iron

Origin:

from Latin ferrum

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FE [FE] [ˌef ˈiː] [ˌef ˈiː] abbreviation

(in Britain) ↑further education

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fe

obs. form of fee.