YTTRIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

yttriferous (comparative more yttriferous, superlative most yttriferous)

Containing or producing yttrium.

Source: Wiktionary


Yt*trif"er*ous, a.

Definition: Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as, gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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