oxygeniferousadj.
/ˌɒksᵻdʒᵻˈnɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌɑksədʒəˈnɪf(ə)rəs/ rare.
Containing or yielding oxygen.
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1838 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 43 652/2 Fit for the entry of a great host of oxygeniferous particles.
1995 Discover Sept. 32/3 The oxygeniferous Carboniferous was a golden age for other life-forms as well.
2000 M. Lockley & C. Meyer Dinosaur Tracks ii. 32 Some science journalists have referred to this period [sc. the Middle Carboniferous] as the ‘oxygeniferous’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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