manganiferous

[ mang-guh-nif-er-uhs ]

adjectiveMineralogy.

containing manganese.

Origin of manganiferous

¹

First recorded in 1850–55; mangan(ese) + -i- + -ferous

Words Nearby manganiferous

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How to use manganiferous in a sentence

Of much more importance are the manganiferous and the silver manganiferous ores, which are much the richest of the country.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 | Various

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