carboniferous

See also: Carboniferous

English

Etymology

From carbon +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

carboniferous (comparative more carboniferous, superlative most carboniferous)

1. (chemistry) Containing or producing carbon.

Derived terms

• noncarboniferous

 

Translations

containing or producing carbon

• Finnish: hiilipitoinen (containing), hiiltä tuottava (producing)
• Greek: λιθανθρακοφόρος (el) m (lithanthrakofóros)
• Irish: carbónmhar
• Polish: węglonośny m
• Russian: каменноу́гольный (ru) (kamennoúgolʹnyj)
• Spanish: carbonífero (es)
• Turkish: karbonlu (tr)