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argentiferous

[ ahr-juhn-tif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. containing silver; silver-bearing.


argentiferous

/ ˌɑːdʒənˈtɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. containing or bearing silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • nonar·gen·tifer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of argentiferous1

1795–1805; < Latin argent ( um ) silver + -i- + -ferous
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Example Sentences

The argentiferous galena has in general all the external characters of pure galena.

The lead mines of Sweden are very argentiferous, and worked chiefly with a view to the silver.

The mines of Joachimsthal, and Bleystadt, on the southern slope of the Erzgebirge, produce argentiferous galena.

Only one metal is commonly looked after; unless in the case of certain argentiferous ores.

The ores are argentiferous and auriferous, but very slightly so, especially as to the gold.

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