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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).
Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
iron(2+) sulfate--water (1/7)
related_synonym:
FeSO4.7H2O; Fero-Gradumet; Formula=FeH14O11S; InChI=1S/Fe.H2O4S.7H2O/c;1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;/h;(H2,1,2,3,4);7*1H2/q+2;;;;;;;;/p-2; InChIKey=SURQXAFEQWPFPV-UHFFFAOYSA-L; SMILES=O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Fe++].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O; Tetucur-S; copperas; ferrous sulfate heptahydrate; ferrous sulfate.7H2O; green vitriol; iron vitriol; iron(2+) sulfate.7H2O; iron(II) sulfate.7H2O; melanterite; melanterite mineral