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Manganiferous vs Magnesiferous - What's the difference?

manganiferous | magnesiferous | see also |

Manganiferous is a see also of magnesiferous.


As adjectives the difference between manganiferous and magnesiferous

is that manganiferous is (mineralogy|metallurgy) containing manganese while magnesiferous is (geology) containing magnesium.

manganiferous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (mineralogy, metallurgy) Containing manganese
    • a manganiferous ore

    Hypernyms

    *metalliferous

    See also

    *cupriferous *ferruginous

    magnesiferous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Containing magnesium
    • a magnesiferous rock

    Synonyms

    *magnesian

    Hypernyms

    *metalliferous

    Related terms

    *magnesic

    See also

    *magnetiferous *manganiferous