ferrosoferric oxide
noun
fer·ro·so·ferric oxide
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: a black magnetic iron oxide Fe3O4 found in nature as magnetite, also obtained synthetically (as from iron by heating in steam or from a ferrous salt and an alkali by precipitation and oxidation), and used chiefly as a pigment and polishing material
called also iron(II,III) oxide
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“Ferrosoferric oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ferrosoferric%20oxide. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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