Meanings
adjectivechloriniferous (comparative more chloriniferous, superlative most chloriniferous)
comparative more chloriniferous · superlative most chloriniferous
- rarechemistrycontaining, or yielding chlorine
Origin
- Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
- Englishchlorine
- Englishchloriniferous
From chlorine + -i- + -ferous.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chloriniferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
chloriniferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloriniferous
MLA
“chloriniferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloriniferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloriniferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloriniferous.
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