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 ]

a. [ Cf. F. salifiable. See Salify. ] (Chem.) Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. salification. ] (Chem.) The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Salified p. pr. & vb. n. Salifying ] [ F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy. ] (Chem.) (a) To combine or impregnate with a salt. (b) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid. [ 1913 Webster ]