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View synonyms for saliferous

saliferous

[ suh-lif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. containing or producing salt:

    saliferous strata.



saliferous

/ sæˈlɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. (esp of rock strata) containing or producing salt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saliferous1

First recorded in 1820–30; sal + -i- + -ferous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saliferous1

C19: from Latin sal salt + ferre to bear
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Example Sentences

There is little to be said of the animals which belong to the Saliferous period.

In Cheshire and Lancashire the gypseous and saliferous red shales and loams of the Trias are between 1000 and 1500 feet thick.

It overlies a bed of saliferous sandstone which has been worked for salt.

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