Magnetiferous

Origin

- + ferous + -, from magnet or magnetite

Full definition of magnetiferous

Adjective

1. (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism
2. (geology) Containing magnetite
• The ore is a richly magnetiferous Pochuck gneiss.
• Observations by Ball and myself in Colorado show that in the case of magnetiferous granites, the magnetite was a mineral of the pegmatite stage.

Synonyms

• (producing or conducting magnetism) magnetic
• (containing magnetite) magnetitic