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PRONUNCIATION OF PYRITIFEROUS

pyritiferous  [ˌpaɪrɪˈtɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PYRITIFEROUS

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

WHAT DOES PYRITIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pyritiferous in the English dictionary

The definition of pyritiferous in the dictionary is having or producing pyrites.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PYRITIFEROUS


amentiferous
ˌæmənˈtɪfərəs
argentiferous
ˌɑːdʒənˈtɪfərəs
chaetiferous
kiːˈtɪfərəs
cobaltiferous
ˌkəʊbɔːlˈtɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
diamantiferous
ˌdaɪəmænˈtɪfərəs
fructiferous
frʌkˈtɪfərəs
garnetiferous
ˌɡɑːnəˈtɪfərəs
guttiferous
ɡʌˈtɪfərəs
lactiferous
lækˈtɪfərəs
margaritiferous
ˌmɑːɡərɪˈtɪfərəs
mortiferous
mɔːˈtɪfərəs
pestiferous
pɛˈstɪfərəs
rotiferous
rəʊˈtɪfərəs
salutiferous
ˌsæljəˈtɪfərəs
septiferous
sɛpˈtɪfərəs
setiferous
sɪˈtɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
stigmatiferous
ˌstɪɡməˈtɪfərəs
vitiferous
vɪˈtɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PYRITIFEROUS

pyric
pyridic
pyridine
pyridoxal
pyridoxamine
pyridoxin
pyridoxine
pyriform
pyrimethamine
pyrimidine
pyrimidine base
pyrite
pyrites
pyrithiamine
pyritic
pyritical
pyritize
pyritohedral
pyritohedron
pyritous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PYRITIFEROUS

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

Synonyms and antonyms of pyritiferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pyritiferous» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

pyritiferous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pyritiferous
570 millions of speakers

English

pyritiferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pyritiferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pyritiferous
280 millions of speakers

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pyritiferous
278 millions of speakers

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pyritiferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pyritiferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pyritifère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pyritiferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sulfidischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pyritiferous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pyritiferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pyritiferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pyritiferous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pyritiferous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडचिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pyritiferous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pyritiferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pyritiferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pyritiferous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pyritiferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pyritiferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pyritiferous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pyritiferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pyritiferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pyritiferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRITIFEROUS»

The term «pyritiferous» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PYRITIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PYRITIFEROUS»

Discover the use of pyritiferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pyritiferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Report on the Geology of the State of Maine
Pyritiferous slate; Bingham. 1248. Pyritiferous slate; Gov. King, Bluff Mt., Concord. 1249. Pyritiferous slate; Corinna. 1250. Pyritiferous slate; Churchill's, New Portland. 1251. Pyritiferous slate; Bluff Mt., Concord. 1252. Pyritiferous slate; Titcomb's ...
Charles Thomas Jackson, 1838
2
First[-third] Annual Report on the Geology of the State of Maine
604. Jasper and chert; Little Deer Isle. 605. Quartz rock; Kennebunk. 600. Calciferous quartz rock; Biddeford. 607. Same. 608. Quartz rock; Biddeford. 609. Quartz rock; Bangor. TRANSITION SERIES. 610. Pyritiferous slate ; Jewel's Island Obs.
Maine Geological Survey, Charles Thomas Jackson, 1839
3
Annual report on the geology of the state of Maine
Pyritiferous slate; Jewel's Island Obs. The alum and copperas of commerce is made chiefly of this rock. Nos. 843 and 844, are specimens of alum and copperas made at Jewel's Island. (See obs. 125.) 611. Same. 612. Pyritiferous slate, or alum ...
Charles Thomas Jackson, Maine. Geological Survey (1836-1839), Maine. Board of Internal Improvements, 1839
4
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Pyrite, of slightly cupriferous character, in the pyritiferous porphyry at Lead- ville, was regarded by Cross as primary. In this connection he states that — "Pyrite takes the place of magnetite and seems to be an original constituent. Its particles  ...
‎1905
5
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Note distribution of quartz pebbles; fine-grained pyritiferous matrix concentrated in upper two- thirds of photograph. 2. Radioluxograph* of Al. Radioactivity is mostly confined to the pyritiferous matrix. Large radioactive areas result from clusters ...
‎1981
6
Estimated use of water in the United States, 1965
An east-northeast-trending belt of pyritiferous, silicified, fine-grained intrusive rocks occurs along a well-marked fault zone a few miles south of the Indian Mountain pluton and immediately south of the Utopia Creek barite occurrence (fig . 2).
Charles Richard Murray, 1968
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Early Investigations of the Devonian System in New York, ...
In view of the correlation of the lower rocks it is not surprising that he thought the Pyritiferous Slate (shales of the Middle and Upper Devonian) equivalent to “a similar rock as Whitby, and near Charmouth, England” (Lower Jurassic or Lias).
John West Wells, 1963
8
Soil survey
7 to 12 inches, strong yellowish-brown micaceous stony loam ; somewhat difficult to displace but easily separated into fine crumb-structured «oll aggregates and well-weathered angular fragments of pyritiferous schist and finely banded gneiss  ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1952
9
First Report on the Geology of the State of Maine
The southern side of the Fox Islands is also capable of furnishing an abundant supply of pyritiferous slate, which may be used advantageously in the manufacture of copperas and alum. At this place. in the summer of 1835, I examined an ...
Charles Thomas Jackson, 1837
10
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Leadville Mining District, ...
porphyry. " While porphyry (ahale). iieeoua Gray porphyry (shale *) .'Cray porphyry transitional to \ White porphyry. ^Whste porphyry. Black ahale. Pyritiferous ore. Pyritiferous Blue limestone. Weber (?) formation Leftdville limestone CBIue"ls.
Samuel Franklin Emmons, 1927

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