phosphoriferousadj.
/ˌfɒsfəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌfɑsfəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/ rare.
Yielding or containing phosphorus.
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amethystine1670
marcasitical1670
cawky1676
blendy1683
sylvanitic1796
ytter1805
phosphatic1818
pyroxenic1819
hornblendic1823
muriatiferous1823
platiniferous1828
quartziferous1831
hypersthenic1838
schorly1838
uralitic1845
blendous1847
rutilated1849
orthoclase1853
palladiferous1866
peridotic1867
paragonitic1868
vivianitized1870
andesitic1876
tremolitic1880
phosphoriferous1881
kaolinitic1885
saussuritic1885
perthitic1887
strontianiferous1888
radiferous1899
myrmekitic1916
montmorillonitic1939
illitic1949
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phosphoriferous1881
1881 Metal World No. 12. 186 After the removal of the phosphoriferous cinder, spiegeleisen was..added, in order to reduce any oxide of iron..dissolved in the fluid metal.
1974 Internat. Jrnl. Min. Processing 1 231 (title) Beneficiation of a phosphoriferous iron ore by agglomeration methods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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