ferrous hydroxide

noun

: a basic compound Fe(OH)₂ that is usually obtained as a nearly white gelatinous precipitate by adding an alkali to a ferrous salt solution and that turns green and finally reddish brown in air on oxidation to ferric hydroxide

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