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ferrous sulfate
noun
Definition of FERROUS SULFATE
: a salt obtained usually in its bluish-green hydrated form FeSO4·7H2O that is used especially in making inks, pigments, and other iron salts and in medicine for treating anemia caused by iron deficiency
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First Known Use of FERROUS SULFATE
1865
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ferrous sulfate
noun
Medical Definition of FERROUS SULFATE
: an astringent iron salt obtained usually in the form of its pale green crystalline hydrate FeSO4·7H2O and used in medicine chiefly for treating iron-deficiency anemia
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