auriferous

au·rif·er·ous

A0524400 (ô-rĭf′ər-əs)adj. Containing gold; gold-bearing.

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[From Latin aurifer, gold-bearing : aurum, gold + -fer, -fer.]

auriferous

(ɔːˈrɪfərəs) adj (Geological Science) (of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing[C18: from Latin aurifer gold-bearing, from aurum gold + ferre to bear]

au•rif•er•ous

(ɔˈrɪf ər əs)

adj. yielding or containing gold. [1720–30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing (see auri-¹, -fer) + -ous]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

auriferous - containing gold; "auriferous quartz veins"gold-bearingmetal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce

Translations

auríferoaurifero