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ferriferous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs

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adj

Meaning 1

Containing iron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a ferriferous rock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ferri- + -ferous.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ysterhoudend — containing iron
  • Catalan: ferrífer — containing iron
  • Dutch: ijzerhoudend — containing iron
  • French: ferrifère — containing iron
  • German: eisenhaltig — containing iron
  • Greek: σιδηρούχος (sidiroúchos) — containing iron
  • Hungarian: vastartalmú — containing iron
  • Italian: ferrifero — containing iron
  • Russian: железосодержа́щий (železosoderžáščij) — containing iron
  • Russian: железоно́сный (železonósnyj) — containing iron
  • Spanish: ferrífero — containing iron
  • Ukrainian: залізовмі́сний (zalizovmísnyj) — containing iron
  • Ukrainian: залізоно́сний (zalizonósnyj) — containing iron