Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AC-I-DIF'ER-OUS
AC-I-DIF'ER-OUS, a. [Acid and L. fero.]
Containing acids, or an acid. Acidiferous minerals are such as consist of an earth combined with an acid; as carbonate of lime, aluminite, &c. – Phillips.
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