ferroaluminum

noun

fer·​ro·​aluminum

"+

: an alloy of iron and aluminum that is sometimes added to molten steel to deoxidize the metal or to provide aluminum (as in steel for nitriding)

Word History

Etymology

ferro- + aluminum

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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