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gypsiferous

[ jip-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. containing gypsum.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gypsiferous1

First recorded in 1840–50; gyps(um) + -i- + -ferous

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Example Sentences

They were laid in gypsiferous clay, a mass of which lay close to the southwest corner.

This result is attributed to the connection of the lake with rocks of the gypsiferous series.

Wherever the gypsiferous marls of the Calchaqui are near the surface, the springs are saline.

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