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Cupriferous

Cupriferous \Cu*prif"er*ous\ (k?-pr?f"?r-?s), a. [Cuprum + -ferous.] Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.

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cupriferous

a. Containing or producing copper.

Usage examples of "cupriferous".

The Rossland, the Boundary and the Kootenay districts are the chief centres of vein-mining, yielding auriferous and cupriferous sulphide ores, as well as large quantities of silver-bearing lead ores.