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saliferous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Saliferous  \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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  saliferous 
  adj  :  containing  or  yielding  salt;  "saliferous  formations";  "salt 
  domes" 




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