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metalliferous, a.|mɛtəˈlɪfərəs| [f. L. metallifer (f. metallum metal n. + -fer bearing): see -ferous.] Bearing or producing metal.
1656Blount Glossogr., Metalliferous, that brings forth metals. 1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 455 The metalliferous stone of Born. 1869E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 95 In the metalliferous mines the air..is poor in oxygen. |