ferric - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Latin ferricus, from ferrum (“iron”).

• enPR: fĕr'ĭk, IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɹɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

ferric (comparative more ferric, superlative most ferric)

1. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
2. (chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 3