plumbiferous

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) +‎ -iferous.[1] By surface analysis, plumb- +‎ -iferous.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

plumbiferous (not comparable)

  1. Producing or containing lead.

Derived terms

  • auro-plumbiferous

Translations

References

  1. ^ “plumbiferous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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