metalliferous
English
adj
Definitions
- (metallurgy) Containing a metallic element. Often used to describe ores that are mined commercially.
Etymology
Suffix from English metal.
Origin
English
metal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Euro-metal English
- alkylmetal English
- arylmetal English
- bimetal English
- biometal English
- dimetal English
- ferrometal English
- gunmetal English
- heterometal English
- intermetal English
- metal English
- metalammonium English
- metalate English
- metalation English
- metalbearing English
- metalcore English
- metalcraft English
- metalhead English
- metalise English
- metalize English
- metallate English
- metaller English
- metalless English
- metallic English
- metallide English
- metallike English
- metalline English
- metallise English
- metallism English
- metallist English
- metallization English
- metallize English
- metallography English
- metalloid English
- metallole English
- metally English
- metalmaking English
- metalman English
- metalmark English
- metalness English
- metalorganic English
- metalsmith English
- metalsmithing English
- metaltail English
- metalware English
- metalwork English
- metalworker English
- metalworking English
- mu-metal English
- multimetal English
- nanometal English
- non-metal English
- nonmetal English
- nonmetalliferous English
- organometal English
- outmetal English
- protometal English
- radiometal English
- semimetal English
- sheet metal English
- trimetal English
- metal Italian
- metal Dutch, Flemish
- métal French
- метал Russian
- メタル Japanese
- metal Middle English
- metalo Esperanto
- metal Catalan, Valencian
- metali Swahili
- metal
- bimetal
- metally
- dimetal
- trimetal
- metalize
- nonmetal
- metalman
- metalate
- outmetal
- mu-metal
- biometal
- metalise
- metallic
- gunmetal
- metaller
- metalline
- metallise
- semimetal
- metalware
- metallide
- metalcore
- metalmark
- metaltail
- metallate
- non-metal
- metalhead
- arylmetal
- nanometal
- metallist
- metallism
- metallize
- metalless
- metallole
- metalloid
- metallike
- metalness
- metalwork
- intermetal
- metalation
- ferrometal
- multimetal
- metalsmith
- metalcraft
- protometal
- radiometal
- alkylmetal
- Euro-metal
- organometal
- sheet metal
- heterometal
- metalworker
- metalmaking
- metalbearing
- metalworking
- metalorganic
- metallization
- metalammonium
- metallography
- metalsmithing
- nonmetalliferous