单词 | gypsiferous |
释义 | gypsiferousadj. Yielding or containing gypsum. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > lime or gypsum calcareous1677 calcary1767 gypseous1771 calciferous1799 gypsiferous1847 calcariferous1853 1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict. 1849 R. I. Murchison Siluria xviii. 444 The gypsiferous and salt-bearing formation of the Upper Silurian. 1862 G. Rawlinson Five Great Monarchies I. i. 236 The soil too is often gypsiferous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1847 |
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