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magnesiferous

magnesiferous adjective: containing magnesium.

Adjective

magnesiferous (comparative more magnesiferous, superlative most magnesiferous)

  1. Containing magnesium
    • a magnesiferous rock
    Synonyms:
    magnesian

Synonyms of magnesiferous

Forms of magnesiferous

comparativemore magnesiferous
superlativemost magnesiferous

Origin of magnesiferous

From magnes- + -i- + -ferous, from magnesium.

Words that rhyme with magnesiferous

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Questions about magnesiferous

What does magnesiferous mean?
Magnesiferous means containing magnesium.
What part of speech is magnesiferous?
Magnesiferous is an adjective.

Words near magnesiferous in the dictionary

  1. magnesian limestone
  2. magnesian limestones
  3. Magnesians
  4. magnesias
  5. magnesic
  6. magnesiferous
  7. magnesio-
  8. magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite
  9. magnesio-hastingsite
  10. magnesio-riebeckite
  11. magnesioaubertite

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