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MELLIFEROUS a.
Producing honey.
MEMBRANIFEROUS a.
Having or producing membranes.
METALLIFEROUS a.
Producing metals; yielding metals.
MIDWIFERY n. 2 definitions
The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.
MISINFER v.
To infer incorrectly.
MORTIFEROUS a.
Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb. Gov. of Tongue.
MULTIFEROUS a.
Bearing or producing much or many. [R.]
MURIATIFEROUS a.
Producing muriatic substances or salt. [Obs.]
NECTARIFEROUS a.
Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
NEUROSENSIFEROUS a.
Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs.
NICKELIFEROUS a.
Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.
NIMBIFEROUS a.
Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.
NITRIFEROUS a.
Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, niter.
NOCTIFEROUS a.
Bringing night. [Obs.] Johnson.
NUBIFEROUS a.
Bringing, or producing, clouds.
NUCIFEROUS a.
Bearing, or producing, nuts.
ODORIFEROUS a.
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes. Milton. -- O`dor*if"er*ous*ly, adv. --O`dor*if"er*ous*ness, n.
OFFER v. 11 definitions
immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement. Ex. xxix. 36. A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices. 1 Pet. ii. 5.
OFFERABLE a.
Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
OFFERER n.
One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. Hooker.
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