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calciferous

[ kal-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. forming salts of calcium, especially calcium carbonate.
  2. containing calcium carbonate.


calciferous

/ kælˈsɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of calciferous1

First recorded in 1790–1800; calci- + -ferous
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Example Sentences

The calciferous lake of Tartarus formerly existed, just beyond, but 318 is now dried up.

In Microscolex, Chilota and Yagansia, moreover, there is a further degeneration in the disappearance of the calciferous glands.

There seems to be but little doubt, however, that part of the series is equivalent to the Calciferous of other regions.

The front pair is the œsophageal pouches; the next two pairs are the œsophageal or calciferous glands.

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