NICKELIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

nickeliferous (comparative more nickeliferous, superlative most nickeliferous)

Yielding or containing nickel. -Used of ores.

Hypernyms

• metalliferous

Source: Wiktionary


Nick`el*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [Nickel + -ferous.]

Definition: Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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