auriferous
pronunciation
How to pronounce auriferous in British English:
UK ['ɔ:rɪfərəs]
How to pronounce auriferous in American English:
US ['ɔrɪfərəs]
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- Adjective:
- containing gold
Word Origin
- auriferous (adj.)
- "containing gold," 1727, from Latin aurifer "gold-bearing," from auri-, comb. form of aurum "gold" (see aureate) + -fer "producing, bearing" (see infer).
Example
- 1. Is not our native soil auriferous ?
- 2. Some characteristics of epithermal auriferous stibnite .