metalliferousadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/,

/ˌmɛtlˈɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdlˈɪf(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metallifer , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin metallifer ( < metallum metal n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French métallifère (1828).

Containing, producing, or yielding metal.

ΘΚΠ

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

metalline1603

metalliferous1656

metallic1689

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Metalliferous, that brings forth metals.

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 455 The metalliferous stone of Born.

1836 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 21 159 A metalliferous series of veins, the contra or counter lodes.

1866 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 2) i. ii. 81 In the metalliferous mines the air..is poor in oxygen.

1923 Econ. Geol. 18 105 The existence of a definite arrangement in space of the ore deposits of metalliferous regions.

1964 Mineral. Abstr. 16 457/2 The mineralogy of the metalliferous areas of Iran is systematically described.

1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics ii. 23 The presence of metalliferous deposits which probably formed by the leaching and concentration of minerals by sea water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metalliferous
释义	metalliferousadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈlɪf(ə)rəs/, /ˌmɛtlˈɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛdlˈɪf(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metallifer , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin metallifer ( < metallum metal n. + -fer -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French métallifère (1828). Containing, producing, or yielding metal. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal metalline1603 metalliferous1656 metallic1689 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Metalliferous, that brings forth metals. 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 455 The metalliferous stone of Born. 1836 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 21 159 A metalliferous series of veins, the contra or counter lodes. 1866 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 2) i. ii. 81 In the metalliferous mines the air..is poor in oxygen. 1923 Econ. Geol. 18 105 The existence of a definite arrangement in space of the ore deposits of metalliferous regions. 1964 Mineral. Abstr. 16 457/2 The mineralogy of the metalliferous areas of Iran is systematically described. 1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics ii. 23 The presence of metalliferous deposits which probably formed by the leaching and concentration of minerals by sea water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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