iron oxide

English

Noun

iron oxide (countable and uncountable, plural iron oxides)

1. (chemistry) The compound obtained by the reaction of oxygen on iron. Either iron(II) oxide (old term ferrous oxide, chemical formula FeO) or iron(III) oxide (old term ferric oxide, chemical formula Fe₂O₃). Generally known as rust when hydrated.

Synonyms

• E172 when used as a food colouring

Translations

compound

• Catalan: òxid de ferro m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 氧化鐵／氧化铁 (joeng⁵ faa³ tit³)

  Mandarin: 氧化鐵／氧化铁 (zh) (yǎnghuàtiě)

• Estonian: raudoksiid
• Finnish: rautaoksidi (fi)
• German: Eisenoxid (de) n
• Hindi: लोहा जारकिक (lohā jārkik)
• Hungarian: vas-oxid (hu)
• Kalmyk: төмрин ислт (tömrin islt)
• Maori: rino ōkai
• Navajo: béésh bioxide
• Spanish: óxido de hierro m