auriferous

[ aw-rif-er-uh s ]
/ ɔˈrɪf ər əs /
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adjective

yielding or containing gold.

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Origin of auriferous

1720–30; < Latin aurifer gold-bearing (see auri-1, -fer) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM auriferous

non·au·rif·er·ous, adjective

Words nearby auriferous

auriculate, auriculin, auriculotemporal, auriculotemporal nerve, auriculoventricular, auriferous, auriform, aurify, auriga, aurignac, aurignacian
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Words related to auriferous

gilt, halcyon, aureate, gilded, aurelian, auric, aurous, blond, blonde, dusty, honeyed, straw, tan, tawny, wheat, caramel, flaxen, ochroid

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British Dictionary definitions for auriferous

auriferous
/ (ɔːˈrɪfərəs) /

adjective

(of rock) containing gold; gold-bearing

Word Origin for auriferous

C18: from Latin aurifer gold-bearing, from aurum gold + ferre to bear
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