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sulfuriferous

sulfuriferous adjective: containing or yielding sulfur.

Adjective

sulfuriferous (comparative more sulfuriferous, superlative most sulfuriferous)

  1. Containing or yielding sulfur.

Forms of sulfuriferous

comparativemore sulfuriferous
superlativemost sulfuriferous

Origin of sulfuriferous

From sulfur + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with sulfuriferous

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Questions about sulfuriferous

What does sulfuriferous mean?
Sulfuriferous means containing or yielding sulfur.
What part of speech is sulfuriferous?
Sulfuriferous is an adjective.

Words near sulfuriferous in the dictionary

  1. sulfurflowers
  2. sulfurian
  3. sulfuric
  4. sulfuric acid
  5. sulfuric acids
  6. sulfuriferous
  7. sulfuring
  8. sulfurise
  9. sulfurised
  10. sulfurises
  11. sulfurising

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