Argentiferous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing or producing silver.

    "To these [compounds] belong native gold, alloys of gold and silver, and the argentiferous gold, or auriferous silver, obtained from the assayings of auriferous minerals and ores."

Adjective
  1. 1
    containing or yielding silver wordnet

Synonyms

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metallic

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"To these [compounds] belong native gold, alloys of gold and silver, and the argentiferous gold, or auriferous silver, obtained from the assayings of auriferous minerals and ores."

Etymology

From Latin argentum + -iferous. Equivalent to argent + -iferous.

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