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sanguiferous

UK/saŋˈɡwɪfəɹəs/

sanguiferous adjective: conveying blood.

Adjective

sanguiferous (not comparable)

  1. Conveying blood.
    • ‘Today we will begin with an examination of the principal sanguiferous conduits of the leg…’1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 206

Origin of sanguiferous

From sangui- + -ferous, from Latin sanguis (“blood”).

Words that rhyme with sanguiferous

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Questions about sanguiferous

What does sanguiferous mean?
Sanguiferous means conveying blood.
What part of speech is sanguiferous?
Sanguiferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sanguiferous?
Sanguiferous is pronounced /saŋˈɡwɪfəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near sanguiferous in the dictionary

  1. sanguicel
  2. sanguicels
  3. Sanguicer
  4. sanguicolous
  5. sanguifacient
  6. sanguiferous
  7. sanguification
  8. sanguifications
  9. sanguified
  10. sanguifier
  11. sanguifiers

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