saliferous

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We did not, however, remark so much of yellow and orange as Laborde or Irby and Mangles describe I find since that Dr Wilson states these rocks to be highly saliferous, and says the Arabs scrape them with knives to obtain saltpetre for making their rude gunpowder.

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  1. adjective Containing or yielding salt.

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  1. from Latin sal, salt, + ferre = English bear.
 

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/səˈlɪfərəs/
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