auriferous

[ aw-rif-er-uhs ]

/ 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

auricular, auricularia, auriculate, auriculin, auriculoventricular, auriferous, auriform, aurify, Auriga, Aurignac, Aurignacian

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How to use auriferous in a sentence

It was a romantic and picturesque spot, but there was not a grain of auriferous metal or ore in sight.
Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis
In many parts of the world epidiorites and the quartz veins which sometimes occur in them have proved to be auriferous.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
Footnote 2: Machines in which diggers wash the gold from the auriferous soil.
Grif|B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
Chips taken from the same bar of auriferous lead may show in one place 23 ozs.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

After crossing the creek, we took a due north course over very rugged quartz ranges of an auriferous character.
Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia|William John Wills

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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auriferous

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