- crystalliferous
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/kris'tl if"euhr euhs/, adj.bearing, containing, or yielding crystals.Also, crystalligerous /kris'tl ij"euhr euhs/.[1880-85; CRYSTALLI- + -FEROUS]
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crystalliferous
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crystalliferous — [kris΄təl if′ər əs] adj. [ CRYSTALL(O) + I + FEROUS] producing or containing crystals … English World dictionary
crystalliferous — |kristə|lif(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary crystall + i + ferous; probably originally formed as French cristallifère : producing or bearing crystals * * * crystalliferous, a. ( ˈɪfərəs) [f. L. crystallum: see… … Useful english dictionary
crystalliferous — crys·tal·lif·er·ous … English syllables
crystalliferous — crys•tal•lif•er•ous [[t]ˌkrɪs tlˈɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. cry bearing, containing, or yielding crystals • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
crystalliferous — /krɪstəˈlɪfərəs/ (say kristuh lifuhruhs) adjective bearing, containing, or yielding crystals. {Latin crystall(um) crystal + iferous} …
crys|tal|lig|er|ous — «KRIHS tuh LIHJ uhr uhs», adjective. = crystalliferous. (Cf. ↑crystalliferous) … Useful english dictionary
crystalli- — var. of crystallo before an element of Latin origin: crystalliferous. * * * … Universalium
crystall- — combining form or crystallo Etymology: Greek krystal , krystallo , from krystallos ice, crystal more at crust : crystal crystalliferous crystalluria crystal … Useful english dictionary
crystalligerous — |kristə|lijərəs adjective Etymology: crystall + i + gerous : crystalliferous … Useful english dictionary
crystalli- — var. of crystallo before an element of Latin origin: crystalliferous … Useful english dictionary
