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ferriferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-rif-er-ous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing iron.

Example Sentences

  • "a ferriferous rock"

Etymology

From ferri- + -ferous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ferriferous (comparative) most ferriferous (superlative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does ferriferous mean?
Containing iron.
Where does ferriferous come from?
From ferri- + -ferous.

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