stanniferous

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English

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Etymology

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stanno +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous

Adjective

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stanniferous (comparative more stanniferous, superlative most stanniferous)

  1. Containing or producing the metal tin.
    • 1908, W.C. Mitchell, “Review: The Stannaries: A Study of the English Tin Miner by George Randall Lewis”, in Journal of Political Economy[1], volume 16, number 6, page 378:
      Tin mining began by the working of shallow open pits in the valleys where streams had deposited layers of stanniferous gravel and sand.

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