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Webster 1913 Edition
Saliferous
Sa-lif′er-ous
,Adj.
[L.
sal
salt + -ferous
.] 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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Saliferous
SALIF'EROUS
,Adj.
Producing or bearing salt; as saliferous rock.
Definition 2024
saliferous
saliferous
English
Adjective
saliferous (comparative more saliferous, superlative most saliferous)
- Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous