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alkaliferous

/ælkəˈlɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ka-lif-er-ous
IPA
/ælkəˈlɪfəɹəs/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Yielding alkalis.

Etymology

From alkali + -ferous.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ælkəˈlɪfəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more alkaliferous (comparative) most alkaliferous (superlative)

Rhymes With

hydrogeniferous nitrogeniferous chloriniferous maculiferous tungsteniferous strontiferous thalliferous columniferous falciferous squamiferous filamentiferous vermiferous

Questions

How do you pronounce alkaliferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælkəˈlɪfəɹəs/.
What does alkaliferous mean?
Yielding alkalis.
Where does alkaliferous come from?
From alkali + -ferous.

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