metalliferous

[ met-l-if-er-uhs ]

/ ˌmɛt lˈɪf ər əs /

adjective

containing or yielding metal.

Origin of metalliferous

1650–60; <Latin metallifer (see metalli-, -fer) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM metalliferous

non·met·al·lif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby metalliferous

metallic lens, metallic luster, metallic soap, metallic wood-boring beetle, metallide, metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallocene

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Example sentences from the Web for metalliferous

In Cumberland the metalliferous limestone includes a bed of trap, designated under the name of whinsill.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
The total height of the metalliferous mountain above the level of the sea, is no more than 180 metres, or 600 feet.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Constance dropped into the mining technicalities with the easy familiarity of one born in the metalliferous West.
The Helpers|Francis Lynde
They agitate the metalliferous material with wooden scrubbers and wash it in a similar way.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

The tin-stone or metalliferous concentrates settle in the strake and are afterward washed in another strake.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

British Dictionary definitions for metalliferous

metalliferous

/ (ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs) /

adjective

containing a high concentration of metallic elementsa metalliferous ore

Word Origin for metalliferous

C17: from Latin metallifer yielding metal, from metallum metal + ferre to bear

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单词	metalliferous
释义	metalliferous [ met-l-if-er-uhs ] / ˌmɛt lˈɪf ər əs / adjective containing or yielding metal. Origin of metalliferous 1650–60; <Latin metallifer (see metalli-, -fer) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM metalliferous non·met·al·lif·er·ous, adjective Words nearby metalliferous metallic lens, metallic luster, metallic soap, metallic wood-boring beetle, metallide, metalliferous, metalline, metallist, metallize, metallo-, metallocene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metalliferous In Cumberland the metalliferous limestone includes a bed of trap, designated under the name of whinsill. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure The total height of the metalliferous mountain above the level of the sea, is no more than 180 metres, or 600 feet. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Constance dropped into the mining technicalities with the easy familiarity of one born in the metalliferous West. The Helpers\|Francis Lynde They agitate the metalliferous material with wooden scrubbers and wash it in a similar way. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola The tin-stone or metalliferous concentrates settle in the strake and are afterward washed in another strake. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola British Dictionary definitions for metalliferous metalliferous / (ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs) / adjective containing a high concentration of metallic elementsa metalliferous ore Word Origin for metalliferous C17: from Latin metallifer yielding metal, from metallum metal + ferre to bear Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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