释义 |
fer·rite \ˈfeˌrīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin ferrum iron + English -ite 1. : any of several compounds formed usually by treating hydrated ferric oxide with an alkali or by heating ferric oxide with a metallic oxide and regarded in some cases as salts of a ferric hydroxide acting in its capacity of an acid and in other cases as spinels < sodium ferrite NaFeO2 > < zinc ferrite ZnFe2O4 has a spinel structure > — called also ferrate, ferrate (III) 2. : a solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent |