Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher valence than in the ferrous compounds; as, ferric oxide; ferric acid.
Pertaining to a compound of iron in which the metal is trivalent.
A chemical containing iron. Used in the water filtration process to settle contaminants.
Containing iron, especially with a valence of three. Encarta® World English Dictionary © 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Taylor Whitney)
of or relating to or containing iron
ferric ion. Deprecated. the iron(III) ion, Fe3+. A compound that contains iron in the +3 oxidation state.
Ferric is a term that means containing or having to do with iron. In chemistry the term is reserved for iron with oxidation number of +3, denoted Fe3+, whereas ferrous indicates that it has oxidation number of +2, denoted Fe2+, which combine with other atoms to form molecules.