saliferous

sa·lif·er·ous

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-lif-er-uh s]
- /səˈlɪf ər əs/
- /salˈɪfərəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-lif-er-uh s]
- /səˈlɪf ər əs/

Definitions of saliferous word

adjective saliferous containing or producing salt: saliferous strata. 1
adjective saliferous (esp of rock strata) containing or producing salt 0
adjective saliferous producing or containing salt 0

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Origin of saliferous

First appearance:

before 1820

One of the 38% newest English words

First recorded in 1820-30; sal + -i- + -ferous

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Parts of speech for Saliferous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Saliferous

saliferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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