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单词 diamondiferous
释义

diamondiferous

[ dahy-muhn-dif-er-uhs, dahy-uh- ]
/ ˌdaɪ mənˈdɪf ər əs, ˌdaɪ ə- /
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adjective

containing or yielding diamonds for mining.
Also diamantiferous.

Origin of diamondiferous

First recorded in 1865–70; diamond + -i- + -ferous

Words nearby diamondiferous

Diamond Bar, diamond bird, diamond drill, diamond dust, Diamond Head, diamondiferous, diamond in the rough, diamond jubilee, diamond lane, diamond-leaf laurel, diamond point
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Example sentences from the Web for diamondiferous

  • During 1909 various companies were formed to exploit the diamondiferous area.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7|Various
  • Well, of my thirty thousand tried acres, a hundred only are diamondiferous.

    A Simpleton|Charles Reade
  • Since that epoch the exploitation has been continued by lessees of the diamondiferous grounds.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884|Various
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