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adj
Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *bher- Proto-Indo-European *bhéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English calciferous From calci- + -ferous.
Across languages
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