the provision of what is needed for the well-being or protection of a person or thing: He is under the care of a doctor. With proper care, the watch will last a lifetime. temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends.
Iron is used more than any other metal for producing metal alloys. The most important iron alloys include cast iron, pig iron, wrought iron, and steel. There are various alloys of steel, but they all contain iron as the main metal. Carbon is one of the main alloying elements mixed with iron to make steel.
An iron test checks the amount of iron in the blood to see how well iron is metabolized in the body. Iron (Fe) is a mineral needed for hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. Iron is also needed for energy, good muscle and organ function.