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galeniferous

galeniferous adjective: of a mineral or deposit: that contains galena.

Adjective

galeniferous (comparative more galeniferous, superlative most galeniferous)

  1. of a mineral or deposit: that contains galena

Forms of galeniferous

comparativemore galeniferous
superlativemost galeniferous

Origin of galeniferous

From galena + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with galeniferous

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Questions about galeniferous

What does galeniferous mean?
Galeniferous means of a mineral or deposit: that contains galena.
What part of speech is galeniferous?
Galeniferous is an adjective.

Words near galeniferous in the dictionary

  1. galenic
  2. galenical
  3. Galenically
  4. galenicals
  5. galenies
  6. galeniferous
  7. Galenism
  8. Galenist
  9. Galenists
  10. galenite
  11. galenites

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