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单词 igniferous
释义

igniferousadj.

/ɪɡˈnɪfərəs/
Etymology: < Latin ignifer, < ignis fire: see -ferous comb. form.
Fire-bearing; producing fire. Also figurative.
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1618 Owles Almanacke 12 The manner how to dash it [sc. fire] out of the igniferous flint.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 114 This same igniferous matter was but..a piece of lime.
1889 Fabian Ess. 209 The igniferous orators of the Socialist party.

Derivatives

igˈniferousness n.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Igniferousness, fire-bearing or producing Quality.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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