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salutiferous

[ sal-yuh-tif-er-uh s ]
/ ˌsæl yəˈtɪf ər əs /
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adjective

salutary.

RELATED WORDS

healthful, sterile, wholesome, aseptic, good, healthy, pure, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, uncontaminated, uninfected

Nearby words

  1. salutation,
  2. salutatorian,
  3. salutatorium,
  4. salutatory,
  5. salute,
  6. salv.,
  7. salva veritate,
  8. salvable,
  9. salvador,
  10. salvador, el

Origin of salutiferous

1530–40; < Latin salūtifer health-bearing (see salute, -i-, -fer) + -ous
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Examples from the Web for salutiferous

  • But Pæon him not liable to death With unction smooth of salutiferous balms Heal'd soon.

    The Iliad of Homer|Homer

  • Lake Erie lies too far south, and is bordered by too many swamps to be included in the salutiferous group.'

    Old Mackinaw|W. P. Strickland.