- ferroaluminum
- \\“+\ noun
Etymology: ferro- + aluminum: an alloy of iron and aluminum that is sometimes added to molten steel to deoxidize the metal or to provide aluminum (as in steel for nitriding)
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/fer'oh euh looh"meuh neuhm/, n.a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent aluminum.[1885-90; FERRO- + ALUMINUM]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.