acidiferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌasᵻˈdɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌæsəˈdɪf(ə)rəs/

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

Etymology: < acid n. + -iferous comb. form, after French acidifère (1796; 1800 in the passage translated in quot. 1804). Compare slightly earlier alkaliferous adj.

Producing or yielding an acid. Also figurative.

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1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. IV. 375 Seventeen or eighteen species of saline or acidiferous compounds.

1854 C. F. Plattner & J. S. Muspratt Use of Blowpipe (ed. 3) iii. 373 If..the acidiferous lead ores contain other metallic salts,..a perfect roasting with charcoal is necessary.

1869 Catholic World Apr. 85/2 The acidiferous ashes were the direct cause of the complications, while the other morbid complaints should be attributed to sulphuric acid.

1914 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 25 68 Nietzsche's hardness, his coldness, his acidiferous ethics were anticipated by Emerson.

1998 L. Boswell Rural Communism in France 12 The rock structure is composed of acidiferous rocks (granite and schist) that degrade into poor soils.

2005 Building & Environment 40 232/2 Sulfur dioxide is the most important acidiferous pollutant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acidiferous
释义	acidiferousadj. Brit. /ˌasᵻˈdɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌæsəˈdɪf(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acid n., -iferous comb. form. Etymology: < acid n. + -iferous comb. form, after French acidifère (1796; 1800 in the passage translated in quot. 1804). Compare slightly earlier alkaliferous adj. Producing or yielding an acid. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1804 W. Nicholson tr. A.-F. de Fourcroy Gen. Syst. Chem. Knowl. IV. 375 Seventeen or eighteen species of saline or acidiferous compounds. 1854 C. F. Plattner & J. S. Muspratt Use of Blowpipe (ed. 3) iii. 373 If..the acidiferous lead ores contain other metallic salts,..a perfect roasting with charcoal is necessary. 1869 Catholic World Apr. 85/2 The acidiferous ashes were the direct cause of the complications, while the other morbid complaints should be attributed to sulphuric acid. 1914 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 25 68 Nietzsche's hardness, his coldness, his acidiferous ethics were anticipated by Emerson. 1998 L. Boswell Rural Communism in France 12 The rock structure is composed of acidiferous rocks (granite and schist) that degrade into poor soils. 2005 Building & Environment 40 232/2 Sulfur dioxide is the most important acidiferous pollutant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1804
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