carboniferous

See also: Carboniferous

English

Etymology

From carbon +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfəɹəs/

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• Homophone: Carboniferous
• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

carboniferous (comparative more carboniferous, superlative most carboniferous)

1. (chemistry) Containing or producing carbon.

Derived terms

• noncarboniferous

 

Translations

containing or producing carbon

• Finnish: hiilipitoinen (containing), hiiltä tuottava (producing)
• Greek: λιθανθρακοφόρος (el) m (lithanthrakofóros)
• Irish: carbónmhar
• Polish: węglonośny m
• Russian: каменноу́гольный (ru) (kamennoúgolʹnyj)
• Spanish: carbonífero (es)
• Turkish: karbonlu (tr)