metalliferous

English

Etymology

metal +‎ -iferous

Adjective

metalliferous (comparative more metalliferous, superlative most metalliferous)

1. (metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.

   Cassiterite is a metalliferous ore containing tin.

Hyponyms

aluminiferous antimoniferous arseniferous auriferous argentiferous chromiferous cobaltiferous

cupriferous ferriferous germaniferous magnesiferous manganiferous molybdeniferous nickeliferous

niobiferous palladiferous platiniferous plumbiferous stanniferous tantaliferous telluriferous

titaniferous tungsteniferous uraniferous vanadiferous yttriferous zirconiferous zinciferous

Related terms

• metallic

Translations

containing a metallic element

• French: métallifère (fr)
• Italian: metallifero (it)

• Manx: meainagh (gv)