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gypsiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gyp-sif-er-ous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing gypsum

Etymology

From gypsum + -i- + -ferous.

Inflected Forms

more gypsiferous (comparative) most gypsiferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

hypergypsic petrogypsic

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

What does gypsiferous mean?
Containing gypsum
Where does gypsiferous come from?
From gypsum + -i- + -ferous.

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