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magnesiferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mag-ne-sif-er-ous
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing magnesium

Example Sentences

  • "a magnesiferous rock"

Etymology

From magnes- + -i- + -ferous, from magnesium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more magnesiferous (comparative) most magnesiferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

magnesic magnetiferous manganiferous

Synonyms

magnesian

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does magnesiferous mean?
Containing magnesium
Where does magnesiferous come from?
From magnes- + -i- + -ferous, from magnesium.

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