[1820–30; sal + -i- + -ferous]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, analogue, exogenous, myth, phonetic-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -ferous is a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” “yielding,” “containing,” “conveying,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -ferous include: coniferous, pestiferous
Examples of 'saliferous' in a sentence
saliferous
In this region, aridity and outcrops of saliferous strata induce soil salinity in some irrigated districts.
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