ferriferous
11ferriferous — fer•rif•er•ous [[t]fəˈrɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. chem. yielding iron • Etymology: 1805–15 …
12ferriferous — /fɛˈrɪfərəs/ (say fe rifuhruhs) adjective producing or yielding iron. {ferri + ferous} …
13Bronzite — is a member of the orthopyroxene group of minerals, belonging with enstatite and hypersthene to the orthorhombic series of the group. Rather than a distinct species, it is really a ferriferous variety of enstatite, which owing to partial… …
14Enstatite — En sta*tite, n. [Named fr. Gr. ? an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.] (Min.) A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of… …
15ferri- — combining form Etymology: Latin, from ferrum 1. iron < ferriferous > 2. ferric iron < ferricyanide > …
16ferri- — a combining form with the meanings iron, ferric, used in the formation of compound words: ferriferous; ferricyanide. Also, ferro . [ < L, comb. form of ferrum iron] * * * …
17Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… …
18ferri- — chem. aff. a combining form with the meanings “iron,”“ferric”: ferricyanide; ferriferous Compare ferro • Etymology: < L, comb. form of ferrum iron …
19ferric — a. pertaining to or containing iron. ♦ ferriferous, a. yielding iron. ♦ ferromagnetic, a. highly magnetic …
20ferrous — a. pertaining to or containing iron. ♦ ferriferous, a. yielding iron. ♦ ferromagnetic, a. highly magnetic …
