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saliferous

🇬🇧 UK/sә'lifәrәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC1

Definitions

adj.

Containing or producing salt.

含盐的,产盐的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
salsalt
+
iconnector
+
fercarry, bear, bring
+
ousfull of, having the quality of
=saliferous

Common Collocations

  • 1.saliferous deposits含盐矿床
  • 2.saliferous rock含盐岩石
  • 3.[saliferous formation]含盐地层构造
  • 4.saliferous strata含盐地层

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The geologists discovered saliferous rock formations deep beneath the desert floor.

  • 2.

    Saliferous deposits in the region have been mined for centuries.

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