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View synonyms for plumbiferous

plumbiferous

[ pluhm-bif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. yielding or containing lead.


plumbiferous

/ plʌmˈbɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. (of ores, rocks, etc) containing or yielding lead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbiferous1

1790–1800; < Latin plumb ( um ) lead + -i- + -ferous
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Example Sentences

The Italian writers assert that the use of lead—the plumbiferous glaze—was applied in Urbino as early as 1300.

Whether he used a plumbiferous, or lead glaze; or a stanniferous, or tin glaze, we do not know.

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