seleniferous

American

[sel-uh-nif-er-uhs] / ˌsɛl əˈnɪf ər əs /

adjective

containing or yielding selenium.

Etymology

Origin of seleniferous

First recorded in 1815–25; selen(ium) + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

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If the mineral be the seleniferous lead glance, sulphurous acid gas will be given off, and may be detected by the smell, or by a strip of moistened litmus paper.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

They are in the main terraces of drainage, the step-like form of subsidence being due to the composition of the seleniferous marls and under waste.

From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin

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