Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminiferous

/əˌluːmɪˈnɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alu-minif-er-ous
IPA: /əˌluːmɪˈnɪfəɹəs/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English -i- English -ferous English -iferous English aluminiferous From aluminium + -iferous.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˌluːmɪˈnɪfəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more aluminiferous (comparative) most aluminiferous (superlative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce aluminiferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌluːmɪˈnɪfəɹəs/.
What does aluminiferous mean?: containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum
Where does aluminiferous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin alūmen Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English aluminium English -i- English -ferous English -iferous English aluminiferous From aluminium + -iferous.

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