-ferous
See also: ferous
English
Alternative forms
- -iferous
Etymology
From Latin ferō (“I bear”) + -ous.
Suffix
-ferous
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, producing the specified material
- nectar + -ferous → nectariferous (“producing nectar”)
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, containing the specified material
- nickel + -ferous → nickeliferous (“containing nickel”)
Derived terms
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- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- aluminiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- anatiferous
- antenniferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- argentiferous
- armiferous
- arseniferous
- arundiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- biantheriferous
- bismuthiferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
- celliferous
- celluliferous
- ceriferous
- chyliferous
- chymiferous
- cirrhiferous
- cirriferous
- cobaltiferous
- conchiferous
- coniferous
- coralliferous
- corniferous
- corticiferous
- corymbiferous
- costiferous
- cruciferous
- crystalliferous
- culmiferous
- cupriferous
- cymiferous
- diamondiferous
- doniferous
- efferous
- embryoniferous
- ensiferous
- estiferous
- fatiferous
- fetiferous
- filliferous
- fluctiferous
- foraminiferous
- fossiliferous
- frondiferous
- fructiferous
- frugiferous
- fumiferous
- furciferous
- garnetiferous
- gelatiniferous
- gemmuliferous
- geodiferous
- glandiferous
- gossaniferous
- graniferous
- granuliferous
- guaniferous
- gummiferous
- guttiferous
- gypsiferous
- hederiferous
- herbiferous
- igniferous
- infrugiferous
- lactiferous
- lamelliferous
- laminiferous
- lanciferous
- laniferous
- lauriferous
- lethiferous
- ligniferous
- lignitiferous
- luciferous
- luminiferous
- lyriferous
- mammaliferous
- mammiferous
- manganiferous
- margaritiferous
- melliferous
- membraniferous
- metalliferous
- mortiferous
- muciferous
- multiferous
- muriatiferous
- nectariferous
- neurosensiferous
- nickeliferous
- nimbiferous
- nitriferous
- noctiferous
- nubiferous
- odoriferous
- oleiferous
- omniferous
- operculiferous
- opiferous
- ostriferous
- oviferous
- ovuliferous
- palmiferous
- pestiferous
- petaliferous
- piliferous
- pistilliferous
- plumbiferous
- polleniferous
- polliniferous
- polypiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- proliferous
- pulmoniferous
- pyritiferous
- quartziferous
- racemiferous
- resiniferous
- roriferous
- sacchariferous
- sacciferous
- saliferous
- saliniferous
- salutiferous
- scopiferous
- scutiferous
- sebiferous
- seleniferous
- semeniferous
- seminiferous
- sensiferous
- septiferous
- siliciferous
- siphoniferous
- soboliferous
- somniferous
- soniferous
- soporiferous
- sorediferous
- spiciferous
- spiniferous
- spiriferous
- splendiferous
- sporidiferous
- sporiferous
- sporuliferous
- spumiferous
- staminiferous
- stanniferous
- stelliferous
- stoloniferous
- styliferous
- subcarboniferous
- suciferous
- sudoriferous
- tanniferous
- tentaculiferous
- tergiferous
- thuriferous
- titaniferous
- tridentiferous
- tuberiferous
- tubuliferous
- turioniferous
- umbraculiferous
- umbriferous
- unguiferous
- uriniferous
- vaporiferous
- veliferous
- viruliferous
- vociferous
- yttriferous
- zinciferous
Translations
producing a certain material
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Anagrams
- fouser, fueros