- 1. a. Producing, or impregnated with, salt. Source: opted
- 2. adj. containing or yielding salt Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Source: webster
- 4. Producing, or impregnated with, salt. Saliferous rocks (Geol.),the New Red Sandstone system of some geologists; -- so calledbecause, in Europe, this formation contains beds of salt. Thesaliferous beds of New York State belong largely to the Salina periodof the Upper Silurian. See the Chart of Geology. Source: adambom
- 5. s. containing or yielding salt Source: ecdict
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