ferriferousadj.

Brit.

/fɛˈrɪf(ə)rəs/,

/fəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/fɛˈrɪfərəs/,

/fəˈrɪfərəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Swedish lexical item. Etymons: ferri- comb. form, -ferous comb. form.

Etymology: < ferri- comb. form + -ferous comb. form, originally (in quot. 1796) translating Swedish järnhaltig. Compare post-classical Latin ferrifer (7th cent. in a British source).

Producing or yielding iron; containing iron compounds or ore.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > iron

ironya1382

ferreous1646

ferruginous1659

ferrugineous1671

ironized1780

iron-shot1794

ferriferous1796

1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 441 If Ferriferous Cobalt be dissolved in Nitrous Acid or Aqua Regia, Regulus of Antimony inserted in the solution will be dissolved.

1803 Scots Mag. Nov. 761/1 Stones..are formed in the clouds from the ferriferous principles ascending from volcanos, mines, and furnaces.

1873 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1871–2 12 137 The fireclay under the ferriferous coal.

1954 C. E. Tilley et al. Harker's Petrol. (ed. 8) xx. 226 Rhombohedral crystals of dolomite (often ferriferous) have frequently been formed in the rocks.

1980 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 9 411 Radiocarbon dates for ferriferous levels at Takalghat in Maharashtra are 55 b.c. and 597 b.c.

2001 Plains Anthropologist 46 122 The composition of this mudstone crust is similar to..a ferriferous mudstone from Michigan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ferriferous
释义	ferriferousadj. Brit. /fɛˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, /fəˈrɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /fɛˈrɪfərəs/, /fəˈrɪfərəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Swedish lexical item. Etymons: ferri- comb. form, -ferous comb. form. Etymology: < ferri- comb. form + -ferous comb. form, originally (in quot. 1796) translating Swedish järnhaltig. Compare post-classical Latin ferrifer (7th cent. in a British source). Producing or yielding iron; containing iron compounds or ore. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > iron ironya1382 ferreous1646 ferruginous1659 ferrugineous1671 ironized1780 iron-shot1794 ferriferous1796 1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 441 If Ferriferous Cobalt be dissolved in Nitrous Acid or Aqua Regia, Regulus of Antimony inserted in the solution will be dissolved. 1803 Scots Mag. Nov. 761/1 Stones..are formed in the clouds from the ferriferous principles ascending from volcanos, mines, and furnaces. 1873 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1871–2 12 137 The fireclay under the ferriferous coal. 1954 C. E. Tilley et al. Harker's Petrol. (ed. 8) xx. 226 Rhombohedral crystals of dolomite (often ferriferous) have frequently been formed in the rocks. 1980 Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 9 411 Radiocarbon dates for ferriferous levels at Takalghat in Maharashtra are 55 b.c. and 597 b.c. 2001 Plains Anthropologist 46 122 The composition of this mudstone crust is similar to..a ferriferous mudstone from Michigan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1796
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