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gossaniferous

gossaniferous adjective: containing or producing gossan.

Adjective

gossaniferous (comparative more gossaniferous, superlative most gossaniferous)

  1. Containing or producing gossan.
    • gossaniferous metaquartzite
    • gossaniferous quartz

Forms of gossaniferous

comparativemore gossaniferous
superlativemost gossaniferous

Origin of gossaniferous

From gossan + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with gossaniferous

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Questions about gossaniferous

What does gossaniferous mean?
Gossaniferous means containing or producing gossan.
What part of speech is gossaniferous?
Gossaniferous is an adjective.

Words near gossaniferous in the dictionary

  1. gossamers
  2. gossamery
  3. gossampine
  4. gossampines
  5. gossan
  6. gossaniferous
  7. gossans
  8. Gossard
  9. Gossards
  10. Gossau
  11. gossein

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