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saliniform

/səˈlɪnɪfɒɹm/

saliniform adjective: having the form or appearance of salt or of a salt.

Adjective

saliniform (comparative more saliniform, superlative most saliniform)

  1. Having the form or appearance of salt or of a salt.

Forms of saliniform

comparativemore saliniform
superlativemost saliniform

Origin of saliniform

From saline + -iform.

Questions about saliniform

What does saliniform mean?
Saliniform means having the form or appearance of salt or of a salt.
What part of speech is saliniform?
Saliniform is an adjective.
How do you pronounce saliniform?
Saliniform is pronounced /səˈlɪnɪfɒɹm/.

Words near saliniform in the dictionary

  1. Salings
  2. saliniferous
  3. salinification
  4. salinified
  5. salinifies
  6. saliniform
  7. salinify
  8. salinifying
  9. saliniketal
  10. saliniketals
  11. salinilactam

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