Term Name: | iron(2+) sulfate heptahydrate |
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Synonyms: | copperas, Fero-Gradumet, ferrous sulfate heptahydrate, ferrous sulfate.7H2O, FeSO4.7H2O, green vitriol, iron vitriol, iron(2+) sulfate--water (1/7), iron(2+) sulfate.7H2O, iron(II) sulfate.7H2O, melanterite, melanterite mineral, Tetucur-S |
Definition: | A hydrate that is the heptahydrate form of iron(2+) sulfate. It is used as a source of iron in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia (generally in liquid-dosage treatments; for solid-dosage treatments, the monohydrate is normally used). |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:75836] ( EBI ) |