nitriferous
nitriferous adjective: yielding or containing nitre.
Adjective
nitriferous (comparative more nitriferous, superlative most nitriferous)
- Yielding or containing nitre.
Forms of nitriferous
| comparative | more nitriferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nitriferous |
Origin of nitriferous
From nitre + -i- + -ferous.
Words that rhyme with nitriferous
- melliferous
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- aquiferous
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- cruciferous
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- foraminiferous
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- herbiferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about nitriferous
- What does nitriferous mean?
- Nitriferous means yielding or containing nitre.
- What part of speech is nitriferous?
- Nitriferous is an adjective.
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