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crystalliferous

[ kris-tl-if-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. bearing, containing, or yielding crystals.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of crystalliferous1

First recorded in 1880–85; crystalli- + -ferous

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Example Sentences

Thus the azoic group is crystalliferous, or crystal-bearing.

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crystalli-crystalline