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PRONUNCIATION OF FERRIFEROUS

ferriferous  [fɛˈrɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FERRIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ferriferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FERRIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ferriferous in the English dictionary

The definition of ferriferous in the dictionary is producing or yielding iron; iron-bearing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FERRIFEROUS


auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
calcariferous
ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs
ceriferous
sɪˈrɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
cupriferous
kjuːˈprɪfərəs
febriferous
fɪˈbrɪfərəs
floriferous
flɔːˈrɪfərəs
nectariferous
ˌnektəˈrɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
poriferous
pɔːˈrɪfərəs
sacchariferous
ˌsækəˈrɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
soporiferous
ˌsəʊpəˈrɪfərəs
spiriferous
spaɪəˈrɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
sudoriferous
ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfərəs
thuriferous
θjʊəˈrɪfərəs
umbriferous
ʌmˈbrɪfərəs
yttriferous
ɪˈtrɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FERRIFEROUS

ferriage
ferric
ferric oxide
ferricyanic
ferricyanic acid
ferricyanide
ferricyanogen
ferried
Ferrier
ferries
ferrimagnet
ferrimagnetic
ferrimagnetism
Ferris wheel
ferrite
ferrite-rod aerial
ferritic
ferritin
ferrocene
ferrochrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE FERRIFEROUS

adulterous
boisterous
cadaverous
cancerous
dangerous
generous
humorous
lecherous
murderous
noncancerous
numerous
obstreperous
onerous
preposterous
prosperous
serous
slanderous
sorcerous
thunderous
treacherous
tuberous

Synonyms and antonyms of ferriferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ferriferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FERRIFEROUS

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The translations of ferriferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ferriferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

含铁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ferriferous
570 millions of speakers

English

ferriferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ferriferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ferriferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железистый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferriferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ferriferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ferrifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ferriferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eisenhaltigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄を含む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ferriferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có thiết khoáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ferriferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तंतुमय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferriferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ferriferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залозистий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feruginoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ferriferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ysterbevattende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

järnhaltiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ferriferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ferriferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FERRIFEROUS»

The term «ferriferous» is used very little and occupies the 181.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FERRIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ferriferous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERRIFEROUS»

Discover the use of ferriferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ferriferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report of Progress
i Page. Lingula membranacea — In Orangeville Shales, 63 Macrocheilus primigenius — In Ferriferous Limestone, 25 Macrocheilus ventricosus — In Ferriferous Limestone, 25 Over Scrubgrass Coal, 77,78 Macrodon obsoletus — In Ferriferous ...
Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, 1880
2
Report of Progress ...
(340) One mile east from J. S. Chamberlain's farm, from branch of Toby creek, Fox township. Ferriferous limestone. Very fine grained and brittle ; fracture, sub- conchoidal ; dark bluish grey. (34 J) Brandy Camp P. 0., Horton township.
3
Bulletin
Adams and Monroe Townships.— Only a few thin stringers of nodular flint or even shaly limestone representing the Ferriferous member were noted in either Adams or Monroe townships. These deposits are from 30 to 50 feet below the Middle ...
4
Geology of Southern Ohio: Including Jackson and Lawrence ...
In Vernon Township the Ferriferous limestone with its associated ore, and the Clarion coal and clay are found on all the high ridges east of Pine Creek, but west of this stream the beds are present only along the main hill and spurs of what is ...
Wilber Stout, Geological Survey of Ohio, 1916
5
Catalogue of the Geological Museum: 2. Palaeontological ...
6806, 6807 6808, 6809, 6810, 6811, 6812, 6813, 6814, 6815, 6816, 6917, 6818, 6819, 6820, Ferriferous limestone ore, 4 miles N. E. from Chew: ton, Wayne Twp., Lawrence Co. (MM, p. 177.) Iron ore, near N eshannock Falls, YVilmington ...
Charles Edward Hall, 1880
6
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology
Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Gcol., 1995, 44, 2. 111 — 118 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF FERRIFEROUS MINERALS IN THE QUATERNARY DEPOSITS OF THE BALTIC STATES AND BELARUS Svetlana SHIMANOVICH3,  ...
7
North American Geologic Formation Names: Bibliography, ...
Ferriferous limestone, Roy. Ohio State Minc Inspector, 3d Ann. Rept., p. 153. 1876. Ferriferous limestone, Piatt, 2d Pa. i ieol. Surv., Rept. H. 1878. Carboniferous. Pennsylvania. Ferriferous limestone, Piatt. 2d Pa. Geol. Surv., Rept. IP, p. 321.
Fred Boughton Weeks, 1902
8
Regional and Specific Deposits
Beds of comparable ferriferous rock with up to 5% Fe occur within a Pliocene— Pleistocene dolomitic sequence on San Salvador, Bahamas, 400 km away ( Supko, 1977). This dolomitic sequence resembles the Lower Proterozoic ( Precambrian ...
Karl Heinz Wolf, 2012
9
Settlement in the West: Sketches of Rochester; with ...
His ferriferous slate, argillaceous iron ore, ferriferous sandrock, calciferous slate, or second graywacke, or lias, geodiferous limerock and cor- nuiiferous limerock, seem to correspond to the various parts of the mountain limestone.
Henry O'Reilly, 1838
10
Stratigraphy of the Bitmuninous Coal Field of Pennsylvania, ...
Sandstone, massive, Freeport 8. Coal, Middle Kittanning thin 9. Concealed 10. Coal, Lower Kittanning 11. Fireclay and shales 12. Limestone, siliceous, Upper Ferriferous 13. Shales, gray 14. Shales, dark 15. Limestone.. ; Lower Ferriferous . i ...
Israel Charles White, 1891

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERRIFEROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ferriferous is used in the context of the following news items.
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GABON : Bechtel holds all the infrastructure cards
Indeed, our sources say the government hasn't excluded splitting the project, composed of 13 ferriferous ridges, into several parts. © Indigo ... «Africa Intelligence, Feb 14»
2
Homefront Has Been Done Dozens of Times Before
Considering the popularity of the TV show Homeland, it's either an act of indifferent courage or an act of ferriferous stupidity to confuse the ... «New York Observer, Nov 13»
3
The steel industry of Ohio in the 1800s
The ferriferous iron ore was excavated from the earth and was often a foot thick. All the necessary materials for making iron were nearby, ... «Times Bulletin, Oct 13»
4
VOLTA MINING LTD : Acquisition of Kango Iron Ore Project in Gabon
The airborne magnetic data clearly define a corridor of maximum magnetometric, visibly correlated with the ferriferous formations of the Belinga ... «4-traders, Nov 12»
5
Attractive solution: Magnetic graphene nanoparticles for triazole …
Earlier this year, the group reported the synthesis of a nanocomposite material consisting of graphene and ferriferous oxide (Fe3O4) by a ... «separationsNOW.com, Aug 12»

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