stanniferous
English
editEtymology
editFrom stanno + -i- + -ferous.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs
Adjective
editstanniferous (comparative more stanniferous, superlative most stanniferous)
- 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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