Ferriferous

What do we mean by ferriferous?

Containing or yielding iron. adjective

Containing iron or ores of iron.

Producing or yielding iron. adjective

Containing iron (as in ferriferous rock). adjective

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Words that are spelled similarly to ferriferous:
ferriferous, febriferous, serriferous, floriferous, aeriferous, ceriferous, furciferous, cirriferous, tergiferous, fetiferous, herbiferous, ferrivorous, turriferous.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ferriferous:
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Words that sound like ferriferous:
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