anthraciferous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From anthrac- +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective[edit]

anthraciferous (comparative more anthraciferous, superlative most anthraciferous)

(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthraciferous sandstone

anthraciferous strata

Translations[edit]

yielding anthracite

French: anthracifère (fr)
Portuguese: antracífero

References[edit]

“anthraciferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

Southern Africa

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