crystalliferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌkrɪstəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/,

/ˌkrɪstlˈɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌkrɪstəˈlɪfərəs/

Forms: 1800s– crystaliferous, 1800s– crystalliferous.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: crystal n., -iferous comb. form.

Etymology: < crystal n. + -iferous comb. form, after French cristallifère (1817 or earlier).

Containing or yielding crystals.

ΚΠ

1817 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts Apr. 203 Composed of crystals often intermixed with vitreous grains..(altered crystalliferous spodite).

1847 E. Hitchcock Elem. Geol. (new ed.) i. 42 The Azoic series is Crystaliferous, because abounding in Crystals.

1884 A. H. Keane tr. É. Reclus Earth & its Inhabitants III. xvi. 363 Here are the crystalliferous beds of nellan, which are supposed to be older than the basalts cropping out here and there.

1934 S. J. Record Identification Timbers Temperate N. Amer. i. 30 In some of the Polygonaceae, such crystalliferous fibers occur in concentric, parenchyma-like bands visible to the unaided eye.

2002 D. M. Pearsall in E. Righter Tutu Archaeol. Village Site ii. 117 Some crystaliferous parenchyma is present.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	crystalliferous
释义	crystalliferousadj. Brit. /ˌkrɪstəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, /ˌkrɪstlˈɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌkrɪstəˈlɪfərəs/ Forms: 1800s– crystaliferous, 1800s– crystalliferous. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: crystal n., -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < crystal n. + -iferous comb. form, after French cristallifère (1817 or earlier). Containing or yielding crystals. ΚΠ 1817 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts Apr. 203 Composed of crystals often intermixed with vitreous grains..(altered crystalliferous spodite). 1847 E. Hitchcock Elem. Geol. (new ed.) i. 42 The Azoic series is Crystaliferous, because abounding in Crystals. 1884 A. H. Keane tr. É. Reclus Earth & its Inhabitants III. xvi. 363 Here are the crystalliferous beds of nellan, which are supposed to be older than the basalts cropping out here and there. 1934 S. J. Record Identification Timbers Temperate N. Amer. i. 30 In some of the Polygonaceae, such crystalliferous fibers occur in concentric, parenchyma-like bands visible to the unaided eye. 2002 D. M. Pearsall in E. Righter Tutu Archaeol. Village Site ii. 117 Some crystaliferous parenchyma is present. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1817
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