titaniferousadj.
/tʌɪtəˈnɪfərəs/, /tɪtəˈnɪf(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌtaɪtnˈɪf(ə)rəs/ Chiefly Mineralogy.
Containing or yielding titanium.
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1813 Ann. Philos. 2 144 Titaniferous oxide of iron.
1836 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 4) vi. 737 Titaniferous Oxide of Iron, which is more abundant than rutilite, may be used as a source of titanium.
1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 426/1 Schorlomite (Ferrotitanite)... Perhaps a titaniferous garnet.
1923 Nature 24 Feb. 252/2 The Cornish mineral, a titaniferous iron sand of variable composition, was known mineralogically as menaccanite.
1946 Nature 10 Aug. 206/2 In the deuteric or late stage there was a development of concentrations of titaniferous magnetite, apatite and other accessory minerals.
2010 Review (Rio Tinto) Sept. 27/2 Today it is the world's leading producer of titaniferous slags.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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