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saltproof

saltproof adjective: resistant to the corrosive effects of salt.

Adjective

saltproof (comparative more saltproof, superlative most saltproof)

  1. Resistant to the corrosive effects of salt.

Forms of saltproof

comparativemore saltproof
superlativemost saltproof

Origin of saltproof

From salt + -proof.

Questions about saltproof

What does saltproof mean?
Saltproof means resistant to the corrosive effects of salt.
What part of speech is saltproof?
Saltproof is an adjective.

Words near saltproof in the dictionary

  1. saltpetred
  2. saltpetres
  3. saltpetring
  4. saltpetrous
  5. Saltpond
  6. saltproof
  7. salts
  8. salts away
  9. salts down
  10. salts out
  11. salts the earth

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