auriferous

Adjective Satellite

containing gold
- "auriferous quartz veins"

Adj

Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“I carry”).

Synonyms

gold-bearing

Scrabble Score: 13

auriferous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
auriferous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auriferous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

auriferous: valid Words With Friends Word