‖n. pl. [ NL. See Acetabuliferous. ] (Zool.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. acetablum a little cup + -ferous. ] Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. acidus sour + -ferous. ] Containing or yielding an acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aër air + -ferous: cf. F. aérifère. ] Conveying or containing air; air-bearing;
‖n. [ L. ] The southwest wind. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear. ] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to
a. [ Agate + -ferous. ] Containing or producing agates. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. albumen + -ferous. ] Supplying albumen. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp., fr. Ar. al-fārs knight. ] An ensign; a standard bearer. [ Obs. ] J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ala wing + -ferous. ] Having wings, winged; aligerous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. alumen alum + -ferous: cf. F. aluminifère. ] Containing alum. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
a. [ L. amentum + -ferous. ] (Bot.) Bearing catkins. Balfour. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. [ Ammonite + -ferous. ] Containing fossil ammonites. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. amygdalum almond + -ferous. ] Almond-bearing. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Same as Anatifa. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. anas, anatis, a duck + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatifæ, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Antenna + -ferous. ] (Zool.) Bearing or having antennæ. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Anther + -ferous. ] (Bot.)
a. [ Gr.
n.
fossil water. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
a. [ L. aqua water + -ferous. ] Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid;
a. [ L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère. ] Producing or containing silver;
a. [ L. argilla white clay + -ferous. ] Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Containing clay and iron. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to bear. ] Bearing arms or weapons. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Arsenic + -ferous. ] Containing or producing arsenic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. arundifer; arundo reed + ferre to bear. ] Producing reeds or canes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear. ] Bearing stars. [ R. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère. ] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Auriferous pyrites,
a. [ L. baccifer; bacca berry + ferre to bear. ] Producing berries. “ Bacciferous trees.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. balanus acorn + -ferous. ] Bearing or producing acorns. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Balsam + -ferous. ] Producing balsam. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. bi- + antherigerous. ] (Bot.) Having two anthers. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. bifer; bis twice + ferre to bear. ] Bearing fruit twice a year. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Generating bile. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Bismuth + -ferous. ] Containing bismuth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Bitumen + -ferous. ] Producing bitumen. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a weasellike mammal (Mustela nigripes) inhabiting the western North American prairie, having dark feet, a dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat. It is an endangered species. [ PJC ]
pos>n. One who bluffs. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid. It takes place at a temperature of 4° - 10° C. (39° - 50°F.). It is used in making lager beer and wines of low alcohol content but fine bouquet. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. (Anat.) Having gills; branchiate;
n. [ Prop a striker. See Buffet a blow. ]
v. t. (Chem.) to add a buffer{ 5 } to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted fluctuation of acidity. [ PJC ]
a. (Chem.) containing a buffer{ 5 }; -- of solutions, usually aqueous solutions. [ PJC ]
n. The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ trademark. ] a brand of aspirin tablets coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (a “buffer”); -- sometimes applied generically to any buffered aspirin preparation.
a. [ Bulb, n.+ -ferous: cf. F. bulbifère. ] (Bot.) Producing bulbs. [ 1913 Webster ]