Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. -- Salient polygon (Geom.), a
polygon all of whose angles are salient. -- Salient polyhedron (Geom.),
a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.
Sa"li*ent, a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
Sa"li*ent*ly, adv. In a salient manner.
Sa*lif"er*ous (?), a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.] Producing, or
impregnated with, salt.
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.
Sal"i*fi`a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. salifiable. See Salify.] (Chem.) Capable
of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of bases; thus, ammonia
is salifiable.
Sal`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. salification.] (Chem.) The act,
process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.
Sal"i*fy (?), 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.
Sa*lig"e*nin (?), n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol
obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline
substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.
Sal"i*got (?), n. [F.] (Bot.) The water chestnut (Trapa natans).
Sal*im"e*ter (?), n. [L. sal salt + -meter.] An instrument for
measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution. [Written
also salometer.]
Sal*im"e*try (?), n. The art or process of measuring the amount of salt
in a substance.
Sa*li"na (?), n. [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal salt. See
Saline, a.] 1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.