ferriferous

[ fuh-rif-er-uh s ]
/ fəˈrɪf ər əs /

adjective

producing or yielding iron: ferriferous rock.

Origin of ferriferous

First recorded in 1805–15; ferri- + -ferous

Words nearby ferriferous

ferric oxide, ferric sodium oxalate, ferricyanic acid, ferricyanide, ferrier, ferriferous, ferriheme, ferrihemoglobin, ferrimagnetic, ferrimagnetism, ferris wheel

British Dictionary definitions for ferriferous

ferriferous
/ (fɛˈrɪfərəs) /

adjective

producing or yielding iron; iron-bearing a ferriferous rock