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PRONUNCIATION OF SILICIFEROUS

siliciferous  [ˌsɪlɪˈsɪfərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SILICIFEROUS

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

WHAT DOES SILICIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of siliciferous in the English dictionary

The definition of siliciferous in the dictionary is containing or yielding silicon or silica.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SILICIFEROUS


auriferous
ɔːˈrɪfərəs
bacciferous
bækˈsɪfərəs
calciferous
kælˈsɪfərəs
cocciferous
kɒkˈsɪfərəs
coniferous
kəˈnɪfərəs
cruciferous
kruːˈsɪfərəs
dorsiferous
dɔːˈsɪfərəs
furciferous
fɜːˈsɪfərəs
gypsiferous
dʒɪpˈsɪfərəs
laticiferous
ˌlætɪˈsɪfərəs
luciferous
luːˈsɪfərəs
metalliferous
ˌmɛtəˈlɪfərəs
muciferous
mjuːˈsɪfərəs
nuciferous
njuːˈsɪfərəs
odoriferous
ˌəʊdəˈrɪfərəs
ossiferous
ɒˈsɪfərəs
quartziferous
kwɔːtˈsɪfərəs
seminiferous
ˌsɛmɪˈnɪfərəs
splendiferous
splɛnˈdɪfərəs
vociferous
vəʊˈsɪfərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SILICIFEROUS

silica
silica gel
silica glass
silicate
siliceous
silicic
silicic acid
silicicolous
silicide
silicification
silicified
silicifies
silicify
silicious
silicium
silicle
silicles
silicon
Silicon Alley
silicon carbide

WORDS THAT END LIKE SILICIFEROUS

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 siliciferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «siliciferous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SILICIFEROUS

Find out the translation of siliciferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of siliciferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «siliciferous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

siliciferous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

siliciferous
570 millions of speakers

English

siliciferous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

siliciferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

siliciferous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

siliciferous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

siliciferous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

siliciferous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

silicifères
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Siliciferous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

siliciferous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

siliciferous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

siliciferous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Siliciferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

siliciferous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணற் சத்துடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिलिकफायझर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silisyum dioksit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

siliciferous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siliciferous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

siliciferous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

siliciferous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

siliciferous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siliciferous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

siliciferous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

siliciferous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of siliciferous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICIFEROUS»

The term «siliciferous» is normally little used and occupies the 140.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SILICIFEROUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILICIFEROUS»

Discover the use of siliciferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to siliciferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of England and Wales. ...
Red and gray limestone, a compact bed . . . . .36 430. Limestone, marl, and shale, alternating 4 0 431. Brown marl 0 9 432. Siliciferous limestone 0 6 433. Green and red marl and arenaceous shale, alternating . . .16 434. Brown and grayish ...
Geological Survey of Great Britain, Museum of Practical Geology (Great Britain), 1846
2
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of ...
Red shale 0 3 7. Compact grit, ferruginous specks □ . • . . .40 8. Impure limestone ......... 2 0 9. Compact siliciferous limestone (very fine-grained) . . .17 10. Compact grit, spotted with iron ....... 1 3 11. Compact, crystalline red and gray limestone .
‎1848
3
Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and the ...
Limestone, marl, and shale, alternating . . . . .40 431. Brown marl 0 9 432. Siliciferous limestone . • . . • . . .06 433. Green and red marl and arenaceous shale, alternating . . .16 434. Brown and grayish green argillo-arenaceous shale . . .56 435.
‎1846
4
Earths and stones
Siliciferous Trap. Leske, G. 173.— This arises from an intimate mixture of trap with some stone of the siliceous genus* The specimen in Leske, S. 1230, presents the following characters : Colour, blackish grey, or dark iron grey, with numerous ...
Richard Kirwan, 1810
5
Elements of Mineralogy
Siliciferous Argillite. Lefke G. 153. This with the appearance of an argillite seems at the fame time intimately penetrated with some stone of the siliceous genus; generally siliceous shistus, or sand, or jasper, or basanite, or quartz. Colour, dark  ...
Richard Kirwan, 1794
6
Dictionary of Scientific Terms
Siliciferous hydrate of alumina, a mineral which occurs in white and nearly opaque masses, perfectly sectile, and composed of alumina, silica, and water: sp. gr. z'o6 — z'n. — Siliciferous oxide of manganese, a mineral which occurs massive, ...
P. Austin Nuttall, 1869
7
Annals of Philosophy
Dioptase Cu S1 + 2 Aq? Siliciferous malachite. 8. Silicate of zircon Uircon, hyacinth) ZrS * This substance so coincides in the directions of its cleavages and measurements by the reflective goniometer with tabular spar, that it can scarcely be ...
Thomas Thomson, Richard Phillips, Edward William Brayley, 1826
8
An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
The massive commonly yields to the nail. , It 'is found associated with iron ores in the Hartz. In Devonshire at Upton Pyne. In Cornwall in Penandrae mine. -. " SILICIFEROUS. OXIDE. or. MANGANESE.' Manganese oxldé silicifere H. White ...
‎1819
9
An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: ...
... in a granite composed of white quartz, of felspar, and silvery white mica.; from which these masses are separated by talc of a greenish yellow colour. SILICIFEROUS. HYDRATE. OF. ALUMINE. It is described as being opaque and white, ...
William Phillips, 1823
10
CROP Project: Deep Seismic Exploration of the Central ...
The Monte Facito deposits are followed by the “Calcari con Selce” (cherty limestone) Fm., which is formed from gray, nodular siliciferous calcilutites. At various stratigraphic elevations there occur dolomitic limestones and dolomites with bands ...
I.R. Finetti, 2005

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