titaniferous

[ tahyt-n-if-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. containing or yielding titanium.

titaniferous

/ ˌtaɪtəˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

1. of or containing titanium; bearing titanium

   a titaniferous ore

Other Words From

• nonti·tan·ifer·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of titaniferous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; titani(um) + -ferous

Example Sentences

There is a particularly rich belt of titaniferous iron ore in the hills behind Sierra Leone.”

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Titaniferous iron is an excellent thing in its way, and good for steel making; but it exists nearer home and in cheaper worked regions than Sierra Leone.

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It is not in all regions only titaniferous iron; there are silver, lead, copper, antimony, quicksilver, and tin ores there unexploited, and which it would not be advisable to attempt to exploit until the so-called labour problem is solved.

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Dol�erite, compact rock of the Basaltic series, but crystalline throughout, composed of augite and labradorite with some titaniferous iron ore and often olivine.

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There is great similarity in the composition of the ancient and modern lavas of Etna, both consisting of felspar, augite, olivine, and titaniferous iron.

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