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/seuh lif"euhr euhs/, adj.containing or producing salt: saliferous strata.[1820-30; SAL + -I- + -FEROUS]
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Saliferous — Sa*lif er*ous, a. [L. sal salt + ferous.] Producing, or impregnated with, salt. [1913 Webster] {Saliferous rocks} (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saliferous — [sə lif′ər əs] adj. [< L sal, SALT + FEROUS] producing or containing salt … English World dictionary
saliferous — /səˈlɪfərəs/ (say suh lifuhruhs) adjective containing or producing salt: saliferous strata. {Latin sal salt + iferous} …
Saliferous rocks — Saliferous Sa*lif er*ous, a. [L. sal salt + ferous.] Producing, or impregnated with, salt. [1913 Webster] {Saliferous rocks} (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; so called because, in Europe, this formation contains beds of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saliferous — adjective Yielding or containing salt; saliniferous … Wiktionary
saliferous — salt bearing Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
saliferous — sa·lif·er·ous … English syllables
saliferous — a. containing salt. ♦ salify, v.t. form salt with; transform into salt … Dictionary of difficult words
saliferous — солесодержащий … English-Russian travelling dictionary
saliferous — adj. Geol. (of rock etc.) containing much salt. Etymology: L sal salt + FEROUS … Useful english dictionary
