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FERRITE
ferrite
(noun) a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ferrite (countable and uncountable, plural ferrites)
The interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
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 FeO22-, and any of the salts (formally derived from the unknown ferrous acid) derived from it.
Anagrams
• TERFier, firtree, terfier
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