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mercuriferous

mercuriferous adjective: containing or producing mercury.

Adjective

mercuriferous (comparative more mercuriferous, superlative most mercuriferous)

  1. Containing or producing mercury.

Forms of mercuriferous

comparativemore mercuriferous
superlativemost mercuriferous

Origin of mercuriferous

From mercury + -i- + -ferous.

Questions about mercuriferous

What does mercuriferous mean?
Mercuriferous means containing or producing mercury.
What part of speech is mercuriferous?
Mercuriferous is an adjective.

Words near mercuriferous in the dictionary

  1. mercurichrome
  2. mercurico-
  3. mercurie
  4. mercuried
  5. mercuries
  6. mercuriferous
  7. mercurification
  8. mercurified
  9. mercurifies
  10. mercurify
  11. mercurifying

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