Saliferous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 saliferous beds of
        New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the
        Upper Silurian. See the Chart of {Geology}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  saliferous
       adj : containing or yielding salt; "saliferous formations"; "salt
             domes"