SALIFEROUS

saliferous

(adjective) containing or yielding salt; “saliferous formations”; “salt domes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

saliferous (comparative more saliferous, superlative most saliferous)

Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous

Source: Wiktionary


Sa*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. sal salt + -ferous.]

Definition: Producing, or impregnated with, salt. Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the Upper Silurian. See the Chart of Geology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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