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lignitiferous

lignitiferous adjective: producing or containing lignite; lignitic.

Adjective

lignitiferous (comparative more lignitiferous, superlative most lignitiferous)

  1. Producing or containing lignite; lignitic

Forms of lignitiferous

comparativemore lignitiferous
superlativemost lignitiferous

Origin of lignitiferous

From lignite + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with lignitiferous

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Questions about lignitiferous

What does lignitiferous mean?
Lignitiferous means producing or containing lignite; lignitic.
What part of speech is lignitiferous?
Lignitiferous is an adjective.

Words near lignitiferous in the dictionary

  1. ligniperdous
  2. lignireose
  3. lignite
  4. lignites
  5. lignitic
  6. lignitiferous
  7. lignitize
  8. lignitized
  9. lignivorous
  10. ligno-
  11. ligno-tuber

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