carboniferous

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car·bon·if·er·ous /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfərəs◂ $ ˌkɑːr-/ adjective technical HEGproducing or containing carbon or coal 碳质的；产碳的；含煤的 carboniferous rocks 碳岩石

Examples from the Corpus

carboniferous• The ones now dead, and carboniferous fruit themselves.• The layer upon layer of carboniferous fruit.Origin carboniferous (1700-1800) carbon + -iferous “containing, producing” (from Latin -fer)

car·bon·if·er·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable

containing producing coal Corpus carbon or or

carboniferous
car‧bon‧if‧er‧ous /ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfərəs◂ $ ˌkɑːr-/

adjective technical

Date: 1700-1800
Origin: carbon + -iferous __containing, producing__ (from Latin -fer)

producing or containing carbon or coal:

carboniferous rocks

car·bon·ifer·ous

BrE

/ˌkɑːbəˈnɪfərəs/

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NAmE

/ˌkɑːrbəˈnɪfərəs/

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adjective

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geology 地质学

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producing or containing coal 产煤的；含煤（或碳）的

Carboniferous

of the period in the earth's history when layers of coal were formed underground 石炭纪的