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radiferous

/ɹeɪˈdɪf(ə)ɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rad-if-er-ous
IPA
/ɹeɪˈdɪf(ə)ɹəs/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

containing radium (or other material used for radiotherapy)

adj

constituting radium (esp. barium salts)

Etymology

From radium + -ferous.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹeɪˈdɪf(ə)ɹəs/
  • British English: /ɹeɪˈdɪf(ə)ɹəs/

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce radiferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪˈdɪf(ə)ɹəs/.
What does radiferous mean?
containing radium (or other material used for radiotherapy)
Where does radiferous come from?
From radium + -ferous.

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