About The Word Saliferous
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Saliferous
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What's The Definition Of Saliferous?
[adj] containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt domes"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Saliferous: salt Related Terms | Find terms related to Saliferous: See Also | Saliferous In Webster's Dictionary \Sa*lif"er*ous\, a. [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}.
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