"acidiferous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /æsɪˈdɪfəɹəs/ [UK] Forms: more acidiferous [comparative], most acidiferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: From Latin acidus (“sour, acid”) + -ferous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|acidus||sour, acid}} Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), {{suffix|en||ferous}} + -ferous Head templates: {{en-adj}} acidiferous (comparative more acidiferous, superlative most acidiferous)
  1. Containing or yielding an acid. Translations (containing acid): acidífero (Portuguese)
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